Beyond a Joke
5.5
2023
1 hr 0 min
Comedy
, Documentary
Comedian Adam Rowe sets out to explore the question: what is the role of comedy in today’s increasingly divided, febrile and hostile world? In order to answer this, he is tasked to explore the controversial subject of Cultural Appropriation and then deliver a brand new stand-up comedy routine about it to an audience who have been affected by it.
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- Cast:
- Eshaan Akbar , Kemah Bob , Leo Kearse
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Fantastic!
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Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,
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Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
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