Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

Synopsis

A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism, and gender. The film profiles Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein, as well as contemporary comedians Judy Gold and Jackie Hoffman.

Main Cast

Anne Beatts

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Fanny Brice

Self (archive footage)

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Tovah Feldshuh

Self

Age : 71 | Popularity : 11%

Fyvush Finkel

Self

Age : 93 | Popularity : 7%

Garry Giddens

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Judy Gold

Self

Age : 61 | Popularity : 4%

Jackie Hoffman

Self

Age : 63 | Popularity : 5%

Cory Kahaney

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Joel Goodman
Directing	Director	Rachel Talbot
Production	Producer	Rachel Talbot
	Executive Producer	Gail Twersky Reimer
Editing	Editor	Philip Shane
Department	Role	Name

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