In the past, he said, Jewish standups have dominated the American comedy scene. But times have changed. When I'm looking at comics, it's rainbow-colored. Jewish comics today incorporate ethnic humor into their routines, but they don't build their whole shtick around it, he suggests. Any group of people that are oppressed need a release from that oppression.
Comedy is a safe release.
For his upcoming show, the humorists may not be bizarre, but they will definitely be Jewish. I think a lot of these people are not known for doing strictly Jewish humor, but that's part of their act. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission.