When Jews Were Funny

6.5 2013 89 min
Documentary

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 do…

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Director
Alan Zweig
Writer
Alan Zweig

Cast

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Shecky Greene
Howie Mandel
Shelley Berman
Norm Crosby
Jack Carter
David Steinberg
Andy Kindler Himself
Elon Gold
Gilbert Gottfried
Bob Einstein
Judy Gold
Marc Maron Himself
Eugene Mirman Himself
David Brenner Himself

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