When Jews Were Funny
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Special features: Shecky calls Jack; Name that tune; "Kenina Hurra"; Shecky mania; Jewish joke medley.
Interviewees, Shecky Greene, Howie Mandel, Shelley Berman, Norm Crosby, Jack Carter, David Steinberg, Andy Kindler, Elon Gold, Gilbert Gottfried, David Brenner, Bob Einstein, Judy Gold, Marc Maron.
Insightful and often hilarious, it surveys the history of Jewish comedy, from the early days of Borscht 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. Popular comedians from the past and present provide an abundance of surprising opinions and witty humor.
DVD; NTSC; wide screen presentation; 5.1 audio.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[New York] : First Run Features, [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Ikeman, Jesse,
Glickman, Jeff,
Zweig, Alan,
Greene, Shecky,
Mandel, Howie,
Berman, Shelley,
Crosby, Norm,
Carter, Jack, 1923-
Steinberg, David, 1942 August 9-
Kindler, Andy,
Gold, Elon, 1970-
Gottfried, Gilbert, 1955-
Brenner, David, 1936-2014,
Einstein, Bob,
Gold, Judy, 1962-
Maron, Marc,
Sudden Storm Entertainment (Firm),
First-Run Features (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Jewish wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Jews -- Humor -- History and criticism.
Jewish wit and humor -- Psychological aspects.
Jews -- Identity.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.