Question: How to Smuggle the Hernia Across the Border is a short 1949 comedy film, directed by which American comedian, and actor?
Context: French Kiss is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.  Written by Adam Brooks, the film is about a woman who flies to France to confront her straying fiancé and gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her to smuggle a stolen diamond necklace.  "French Kiss" was filmed on location in Paris, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of southeastern France, and Cannes.  The film was released in the United States on May 5, 1995, and received mixed reviews.  The film went on to earn a total worldwide gross of $101,982,854. I Was a Male War Bride is a 1949 comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan. We're the Millers is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.  The film's screenplay was written by Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders, and John Morris, based on a story by Fisher and Faber.  It stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn and Ed Helms.  The plot follows a small-time pot dealer (Sudeikis) who convinces his neighbors to create a fake family, in order to smuggle in drugs from Mexico onto US soil. A Kiss in the Dark is a 1949 comedy film directed by Delmer Daves.  It stars David Niven and Jane Wyman, and features supporting roles for Wayne Morris, Victor Moore, Broderick Crawford, and Maria Ouspenskaya (in her last film appearance).  The plot revolves around a pianist who purchases, solely as a hands-off investment, an apartment house full of loony tenants. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by Cy Endfield, based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher.  It is an entry in Monogram's low-budget, high-grossing "Joe Palooka" series. John Loves Mary is a 1949 comedy film directed by David Butler and written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron.  The film stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson.  The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1949.  It is based on the Broadway play "John Loves Mary" written by Norman Krasna, Feb 04, 1947 - Feb 07, 1948 at the Booth Theatre and Music Box Theatre, New York, NY. Miss Grant Takes Richmond is a 1949 comedy film starring Lucille Ball and William Holden, directed by Lloyd Bacon and released by Columbia Pictures.  It was released under the title Innocence is Bliss in the UK. How to Smuggle the Hernia Across the Border is a short 1949 comedy film directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, and Tony Curtis.  The film was not released commercially.  The film is based on a funny story by Dean Martin's wartime personal problems with hernia. Jerry Lewis (born either Jerome Levitch or Joseph Levitch, depending on the source; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, producer, director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. It Happens Every Spring is a 1949 comedy film starring Ray Milland and directed by Lloyd Bacon.  The story of a baseball pitcher is completely fictitious, and the main character King Kelly is not based on or related to the actual player.
Answer: Jerry Lewis