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But in this special report, you will see why this is not a joke for north korea. kyung lah is "outfront." >> reporter: welcome to prime time programming on north korea's only television station. a cartoon explaining how to bomb the enemy. to traditional dance praising the supreme leader. this is entertainment a la north korean regime. the rare interlude about his godlike generosity and love of his people. to the western world, all of this is strange. a little twisted and certainly devoid of any humor. >> would you have ever made fun of kim jong-un? >> reporter: i wouldn't dare, he says, that's...

Well come to prime time programming on north korea's only television station. cartoon explaining how to bomb the enemy. to traditional dance praising the supreme leader. this is entertainment ala north korean regime, the rare interlude in between the news bull tips of kim jong-un's god-like generosity and love of his people. to the rest of the world all of this is strange, a little twisted and certainly devoid of any humor. would you have ever made fun of kim jong-un? "i wouldn't dare" says kim soong-min, that's a path to death." a defector, comedy in the dprk, you ask? well, sort of. as a com...

Well, sort of. as a comedy writer, is it very dangerous, what you can make jokes about? among writers, he says, the ones single to prison or executed most often are the comedy writers. go too far in a punch line. it's prison time. often for the entire family. kim says the goal of public comedy is not to laugh but as another method to enhance loyalty to the regime. it is little wonder north korea fails to see the humor of this silly american movie. satire just doesn't exist. joking about the supreme leader and killing the character on the big screen is not metaphor but punishable by death. kim ...

Was once a comedy writer for five years with the north korean military. comedy and the dprk, you ask? well, sort of. as a comedy writer, is it very dangerous what you can make jokes about? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: among writers, the ones sent to prison most often are the comedy writers. go too far in a punch line, and it's prison time. the goal in north korea is not to laugh, but as another method to enhance loyalty to the regime. it is little wonder north korea fails to see the humor in this silly american movie. satire just doesn't exist. joking about the supreme leader ...

Kim jong-un? i couldn't dare, he says. that's a path to death. kim knows because the defector and now anti-north korean radio host was once a comedy writer for five years with the north korean military. come comedy write? well, sort of. is it dangerous what you can make jokes about? among writers, said kim, the ones executed most often are the comedy writers. go too far in a punchline and it's prison time. often for the entire family. the goal of comedy is not to laugh but another method to enhance loyalty. it is little wonder north korea fails to see the humor in this movie. joking about the ...