When Jews Were Funny

When Jews Were Funny

Nov. 14, 2013 CA. 89 Min.
Your rating: 0
0 0 votes

Video trailer

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.

When Jews Were Funny
Original title When Jews Were Funny
TMDb Rating 6.3 3 votes

Similar titles

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 2017
Between Me and My Mind
Diana: In Her Own Words
Born to Be Wild
Harry & Snowman 2015
Gleason 2016
Chasing Coral
Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America
Speed Is My Need
Penguins
The Student Body 2016
City of Ghosts