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‘When Jews Were Funny’ Review

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Christopher Campbell
Sep 17, 2013
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When Jews Were Funny is not so much a title as it is a complaint. Alan Zweig’s new documentary, named the Best Canadian Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, gathers a whole bunch of Jewish comedians together to discuss why Jews aren’t funny anymore. He talked to Shelley Berman, Judy Gold, Gilbert Gottfried, Howie Mandel and Marc Maron, ju…

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