When Jews Were Funny
IMDB:
6.5
Released
11/14/2013
Duration
1h 29m
Genre
Documentary
Country
Canada
Cast
Shecky Greene, Howie Mandel, Shelley Berman
Overview
From the 1930's to the 1970's, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of western‐society comedy on radio, stage and screen alike.Why did Jews dominate comedy in this period? And why did that domination end? Were Jews just funnier back then? And if so, did that extend to your average Jew on the street? In this 90 minute documentary acclaimed director Alan Zweig will examine these questions and many others in this exploration of 20th century humour, cultural decay, and a search for a missing heritage.
When Jews Were Funny
IMDB:
6.5Released
11/14/2013
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Shecky Greene, Howie Mandel, Shelley Berman
Duration
1h 29m
Country
Canada
Overview
From the 1930's to the 1970's, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of western‐society comedy on radio, stage and screen alike.Why did Jews dominate comedy in this period? And why did that domination end? Were Jews just funnier back then? And if so, did that extend to your average Jew on the street? In this 90 minute documentary acclaimed director Alan Zweig will examine these questions and many others in this exploration of 20th century humour, cultural decay, and a search for a missing heritage.
Cast
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Shecky Greene
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Howie Mandel
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Shelley Berman
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Norm Crosby
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Jack Carter
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David Steinberg
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Andy Kindler
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Elon Gold
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Gilbert Gottfried
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Bob Einstein
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Judy Gold
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