A small book of Jewish comedians / introduction by Bobby Slayton ; edited by Tony Nourmand.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Slayton, Bobby, writer of introduction.

Nourmand, Tony, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish comedians--United States.

Jewish comedians.

Jewish comedians--United States--Pictorial works.

United States.

Jewish comedians--United States--History--20th century.

Jewish comedians--United States--History--21st century.

Jewish comedians--United States--Portraits.

Jewish comedians--United States--Quotations.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Reel Art Press, 2021.

Summary:

In 1978, Time magazine estimated that around 80 percent of professional American comics were Jewish, and Jewish humour remains a foundation stone of Western popular culture. This book is not intended as a definitive tome but is instead a joyful and irreverent celebration of some of the greatest one-liners of the twentieth century, ripe in satire, anecdote, self-deprecation and irony. Featuring photographs and quips from comedians such as Larry David, Fran Lebowitz, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Lenny Bruce, Sarah Silverman, Joan Rivers and George Burns.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1909526835

9781909526839

OCLC:

1248688068