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When Jews Were Funny is an exploration of Jewish-American comedy and its influence on modern American humour. The film looks at the conditions that resulted in the high proportion of Jewish comedians in the 1950s and 1960s. The context of comedy is then used to begin discussions of Jewish identity.
25 mar 2014 · When Jews Were Funny: Directed by Alan Zweig. With Marc Maron, Gilbert Gottfried, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Einstein. Surveys the history of Jewish comedy.
When Jews Were Funny 2013 1h 30m Documentary List 67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 35% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Filmmaker Alan Zweig surveys the history of Jewish comedy.
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10 gen 2014 · When Jews Were Funny might be the best investigation into the mechanics of comedy since The Aristocrats, a 2005 documentary about one famously dirty joke.
15 nov 2013 · The intentionally provocative title of Alan Zweig's documentary will make a few people ask, probably a little testily, When did Jews stop being funny?
2013. Canada. 90 minutes. U.S. Premiere! Producer Jeff Glickman in person for Q&A! Join us for this light-hearted documentary exploring the fundamental and perhaps impossible question of why so many 1960s and 70s comics were Jewish.
When Jews Were Funny. DOCUMENTARY. Insightful and often hilarious, the latest from documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig surveys the history of Jewish comedy, from the early days of Borsht belt to the present, ultimately exploring not just ethnicity in the entertainment industry, but also the entire unruly question of what it means to be Jewish. 67%
