When Jews Were Funny

When Jews Were Funny (2013)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2013-11-14
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Alan Zweig
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Summary

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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  • Shecky Greene

    as

  • Howie Mandel

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  • Shelley Berman

    as

  • Norm Crosby

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  • Jack Carter

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  • David Steinberg

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  • Andy Kindler

    as Himself

  • Elon Gold

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  • Gilbert Gottfried

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  • Bob Einstein

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  • Judy Gold

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  • Marc Maron

    as Himself

  • Eugene Mirman

    as Himself

  • David Brenner

    as Himself
Writing Alan Zweig Screenplay
Directing Alan Zweig Director

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