When Jews Were Funny (2013)

Directed by

Alan Zweig

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker interviews Jewish comedians about humor and cultural identity. He questions if past generations of Jews were funnier than today and reflects on his own connection to a changing culture.

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What happens

When Jews Were Funny is a 2013 Canadian documentary comedy film, directed by Alan Zweig. It was produced by Jesse Ikeman and Jeff Glickman for Sudden Storm Entertainment. The film features two dozen interviews with a variety of Jewish comedy professionals in North America and explores the role of Jewish humour in the context of North American comedy. The filmmaker asks whether earlier generations of Jews were funnier than the present generation and, if so, why. The film becomes more personal as its focus shifts to the filmmaker's desire to reconnect with a culture that has changed. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on 10 September. It won TIFF's award for the best Canadian feature film and was named on TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list. The film had a limited theatrical release on 15 November 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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