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It's OK to Laugh Again

Though Americans were being told to get back to normal after 9-11, there weren't many clues how to do that. Nearly a year later, in a Kansas City comedy club, KCUR's Steve Walker finds that it may be OK to laugh again. By Steve Walker

Kansas City, MO – Though Americans were being told to get back to normal after 9-11, there weren't many clues how to do that. The tide seemed to change with the return of comedy shows like Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, which read the pulse of the nation and found it, eventually, near its funny bone. Nearly a year later, in a Kansas City comedy club, KCUR's Steve Walker finds that it may be OK to laugh again

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