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When Jews Were Funny

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2013-11-141h 29m

Documentary

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

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  1. Shecky Greene

    Shecky Greene

  2. Howie Mandel

    Howie Mandel

  3. Shelley Berman

    Shelley Berman

  4. Norm Crosby

    Norm Crosby

  5. Jack Carter

    Jack Carter

  6. David Steinberg

    David Steinberg

  7. Andy Kindler

    Andy Kindler

    Himself

  8. Elon Gold

    Elon Gold

  9. Gilbert Gottfried

    Gilbert Gottfried

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Released
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English
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