police and fire units are being dispatched to the scene as we speak we have a plane crashed into the world trade center comedy seems pretty inconsequential in the face of a grave tragedy. the whole tone of course of the country changed and naturally the comedy became difficult. there was a time in the days after that where people didn t know what to do. the late-night talk shows didn t know how to behave. there was almost a moratorium on comedy. it s terribly sad here in new york city. naturally the whole tone of these shows had changed. there was very little comedy for the next several weeks. most of those late night shows
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comedy seems pretty inconsequential in the face of a grave tragedy. the whole tone of course of the country changed and naturally the comedy became difficult. there was a time in the days after that where people didn t know what to do. the late-night talk shows didn t know how to behave. there was almost a moratorium on comedy. it s terribly sad here in new york city. naturally the whole tone of these shows had changed. there was very little comedy for the next several weeks. most of the late night shows booked news people, not comedians. 9/11 was obviously a dark, dark moment for our country. but it was an important moment for snl. the words spoken at 11:31 every saturday night are live from new york. this was backyard. so it was almost incumbent ton
the world trade center comedy seems pretty inconsequential in the face of a grave tragedy. the whole tone of course of the country changed and naturally the comedy became difficult. there was a time in the days after that where people didn t know what to do. the late-night talk shows didn t know how to behave. there was almost a moratorium on comedy. it s terribly sad here in new york city. naturally the whole tone of these shows had changed. there was very little comedy for the next several weeks. most of those channels booked news people like tom brokaw, not comedians. 9/11 was obviously a dark, dark moment for our country. but it was an important moment for snl. the words spoken at 11:31 every saturday night are live from
police and fire units are being dispatched to the scene as we speak we have a blaine crashed into the world trade center comedy seems pretty inconsequential in the face of a grave tragedy. the whole tone of course of the country changed and naturally the comedy became difficult. there was a time in the days after that where people didn t know what to do. the late-night talk shows didn t know how to behave. there was almost a moratorium on comedy. it s terribly sad here in new york city. naturally the whole tone of these shows had changed. there was very little comedy for the next several weeks. most of those channels booked news people like tom brokaw, not comedians. 9/11 was obviously a dark, dark moment for our country.