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When Jews Were Funny

Genres
Documentary
Rating
6.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanada
Release Date2013-11-14
Runtime89 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Shecky Greene

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Howie Mandel

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Shelley Berman

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Norm Crosby

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Jack Carter

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David Steinberg

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Andy Kindler

as Himself

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Elon Gold

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Gilbert Gottfried

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Bob Einstein

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Judy Gold

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Marc Maron

as Himself

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Eugene Mirman

as Himself

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David Brenner

as Himself

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