When Jews Were Funny

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Shecky Greene

Age : N/A | Popularity : 36%

Howie Mandel

Age : 69 | Popularity : 95%

Shelley Berman

Age : 92 | Popularity : 45%

Norm Crosby

Age : 97 | Popularity : 26%

Jack Carter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

David Steinberg

Age : 82 | Popularity : 22%

Andy Kindler

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Elon Gold

Age : 54 | Popularity : 43%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Alan Zweig
Writing	Screenplay	Alan Zweig
Department	Role	Name

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