The Jewish joke
Subtitle: a short history - with punchlines
By: Devorah Baum
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781681777429
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Jewish wit and humor; Wit and humor; Jewish entertainers; Humor; Jews; History and criticism; Jewish comedians
Description: Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great Jewish Joke.
Notes: Includes index.

"Comedy is full of famously funny Jews, from Groucho Marx to Sarah Silverman, from Larry David to Jerry Seinfeld. This smart and funny book includes tales from many of these much-loved comics, and will appeal to their broad audience, while revealing the history, context and wider culture of Jewish joking. he Jewish joke is as old as Abraham, and like the Jews themselves it has wandered over the world, learned countless new languages, worked with a range of different materials, been performed in front of some pretty hostile crowds, and yet still retained its own distinctive identity. So what is it that animates the Jewish joke? Why are Jews so often thought of as 'funny'? And how old can a joke get?"--Inside jacket flap.