# 9/11 25 years later: how comedy helped a nation bounce back from a tragedy

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Podcast: [Fox Across America w/ Jimmy Failla](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fox-across-america-w-jimmy-failla-965562)
Published: 2026-09-11T19:34:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of FOX Across America, Jimmy Failla offers his perspective on what it was like living in the New York City area when the United States suffered the worst terrorist attack in our history on September 11th, 2001. Comedian Ryan Reiss stops by to look back on the role comedy played in helping heal a wounded nation in the weeks and months after 9/11. PLUS, comedian and writer Mark Malkoff talks about his book, Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend and give his take on how the landscape of late-night comedy has changed since Johnny Carson’s legendary run hosting ‘The Tonight Show’. [00:00:00] Reflecting on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 [00:37:10] The left should stop demonizing America [00:55:30] Ryan Reiss [01:14:05] Mark Malkoff [01:33:05] Mark Malkoff part two Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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