“Putting the ‘Ha’ in Holocaust”: The Last Laugh

The Last LaughDirected by Ferne PearlsteinOpens March 3 at Lincoln Plaza
Hey, heard the one about the mass extermination of Jews conducted by the Nazis in the 1930s and the 1940s? Sorry, no punchline here—just thought I’d open this review with the totally unfunny fact that underlies The Last Laugh, Ferne Pearlstein’s documentary about the history and ethical implications of so-called “Holocaust humor.”
Because that’s what all such humor comes back to, does it