When Jews Were Funny
Insightful and hilarious, this doc surveys the history of Jewish comedy, ultimately exploring not just ethnicity in the entertainment industry, but also the entire unruly question of what it means to be Jewish.
Director
Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig is an award-winning documentarian whose films have played at festivals worldwide. In the autobiographical trilogy Vinyl, I, Curmudgeon, and Lovable, Zweig intertwines personal reflections with interviews to create unique and hopeful portraits of humanity. His other films include A Hard Name (which won the Genie Award for best feature documentary in 2010), When Jews Were Funny (Best Canadian Feature at TIFF 2013), Hurt (TIFF’s Platform Prize in 2015), Hope, Coppers, and Records.
Writer
Alan Zweig
Cast
Elon Gold, Marc Maron, Bob Einstein, Gilbert Gottfried
Producers
Jeff Glickman, Jesse D Ikeman
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English