When Jews Were Funny
New York Jewish Film Festival 2014
January 8 - 23, 2014
U.S. Premiere!
Producer Jeff Glickman in person for Q&A!
This lighthearted documentary explores why so many comics in the 1960s and 1970s were Jewish, featuring interviews with Jack Carter, Shecky Greene, David Steinberg, and many others.
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. From the Borscht Belt through the present day, Zweig interviews funny folks Shelley Berman, Jack Carter, Shecky Greene, David Steinberg, Super Dave Osborne and many others at the intersection of Jewish comedy with modern American humor. Featuring tons of hilarious archival stand-up footage, When Jews Were Funny humorously and insightfully debates this most intriguing of phenomena.
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