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When Jews Were Funny

2013-11-14 | Documentary
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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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The casts of When Jews Were Funny are Shecky Greene starring as , Howie Mandel starring as , Shelley Berman starring as , Norm Crosby starring as , Jack Carter starring as , David Steinberg starring as .
The genre of When Jews Were Funny is Documentary.
On April 15, 2024, the IMDB rating of When Jews Were Funny is 6.0/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 67/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 6.0/10.
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..
On April 15, 2024, there were 2446 public reaction to When Jews Were Funny including like The Last Picture Show, lugubrious, forlorn, with light moments, raising eyebrows.
Watch the official trailer of When Jews Were Funny
The director of When Jews Were Funny is Alan Zweig.
The release date of When Jews Were Funny is November 14, 2013.
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