CNN The Situation Room December 22, 2014 23:46:00
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 ...