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When Jews Were Funny (10-Sep-2013)

Director: Alan Zweig

Writer: Alan Zweig

Keywords: Documentary

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Shelley Berman
Comic
3-Feb-1925 1-Sep-2017 Inside Shelley Berman
David Brenner
Comic
4-Feb-1936 15-Mar-2014 Guest on Tonight Show 158 times
Jack Carter
Comic
24-Jun-1923 28-Jun-2015 Stand-up comic, actor
Norm Crosby
Comic
15-Sep-1927   Stand-up and nightclub comic
Rodney Dangerfield
Comic
22-Nov-1921 5-Oct-2004 Never did get no respect
Elon Gold
Actor
14-Sep-1970   Gavin P. Miller on Stacked
Judy Gold
Comic
15-Nov-1962   25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Gilbert Gottfried
Comic
28-Feb-1955   Loudmouth Jewish comic
Shecky Greene
Comic
8-Apr-1926   Chicago nightclub comic
Andy Kindler
Comic
16-Oct-1956   Bob's Burgers
Alan King
Comic
26-Dec-1927 9-May-2004 Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture
Howie Mandel
Comic
29-Nov-1955   Host of Deal Or No Deal
Marc Maron
Comic
27-Sep-1963   What the F*ck?
Jackie Mason
Comic
9-Jun-1934   The World According to Me!
Eugene Mirman
Actor
24-Jul-1974   Eugene on Flight of the Conchords
Super Dave Osborne
Daredevil
20-Nov-1942 2-Jan-2019 Underwhelming daredevil
David Steinberg
Comic
9-Aug-1942   Second City alumnus
Henny Youngman
Comic
16-Mar-1906 24-Feb-1998 Take my wife, please

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