When Jews Were Funny

When Jews Were Funny

2013
1h 29m
6.5

6.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date November 14, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2378587

Cast

Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene

Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel

Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman

Norm Crosby
Norm Crosby

Jack Carter
Jack Carter

David Steinberg
David Steinberg

Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler

Himself

Elon Gold
Elon Gold

Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried

Bob Einstein
Bob Einstein

Judy Gold
Judy Gold

Marc Maron
Marc Maron

Himself

Key Crew

Alan Zweig
Screenplay
Alan Zweig
Director

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