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- ↑ Indiewire
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- ↑ NBC News
- ↑ Lia Grainger, "Q&A with Hot Docs director Albert Nerenberg on 'Laughology'" [ permanent dead link ], National Post May 8, 2009
- ↑ A&E Vibe [ permanent dead link ]