Gravity fails
Subtitle: the comic Jewish shaping of modern America
By: James D. Bloom.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Jewish comedians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Jewish wit and humor -- History and criticism.; American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Description: Chutzpah in the promised land: an overture -- The revolt of the horny -- Talking heads, shrinking heads -- Nazi follies -- A blonder shade of dark -- Lost tribes: a conclusion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-186) and index.