When Jews Were Funny

When Jews Were Funny (2013)

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 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.

Director: Alan Zweig
Writer: Alan Zweig

Casts

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

Crew