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When Jews Were Funny (2013)

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.
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Alan Zweig profile
Alan Zweig

Director

Alan Zweig profile
Alan Zweig

Screenplay

Cast

Shecky Greene profile
Shecky Greene

Howie Mandel profile
Howie Mandel

Shelley Berman profile
Shelley Berman

Norm Crosby profile
Norm Crosby

Jack Carter profile
Jack Carter

David Steinberg profile
David Steinberg

Andy Kindler profile
Andy Kindler

Himself

Elon Gold profile
Elon Gold

Gilbert Gottfried profile
Gilbert Gottfried

Bob Einstein profile
Bob Einstein

Judy Gold profile
Judy Gold

Marc Maron profile
Marc Maron

Himself

Shecky Greene profile
Shecky Greene

Howie Mandel profile
Howie Mandel

Shelley Berman profile
Shelley Berman

Norm Crosby profile
Norm Crosby

Jack Carter profile
Jack Carter

David Steinberg profile
David Steinberg

Andy Kindler profile
Andy Kindler

Himself

Elon Gold profile
Elon Gold

Gilbert Gottfried profile
Gilbert Gottfried

Bob Einstein profile
Bob Einstein

Judy Gold profile
Judy Gold

Marc Maron profile
Marc Maron

Himself

Extra

Release Date

November 14, 2013

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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