When Jews Were Funny

From the 1930s to the 1970s pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish Jews came to dominate the world of westernsociety comedy on radio stage and screen alikeWhy 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