“You are what you don’t eat.” Leave it to the Jews to find humor even in the very bleakest of times.
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Siddi Nasranisays
Your quote, “Leave it to the Jews to find humor even in the very bleakest of times.”
Some time ago I did some research about humour & the result was that the Jews had the edge over world humour. The reason being that in the time of hardships, oppression & abuse, they used humour in order to overcome their situation to make light of it.
Yes, they did. The old Catskill Mountains aka “Borscht Belt” Jewish comedians were the best:
Don Rickles, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Mel Brooks, Red Buttons, Totie Fields, Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, Jan Murray, Danny Kaye, Henny Youngman, Buddy Hackett, Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, Allan Sherman, Jerry Lewis, Carl Reiner, Shelley Berman, Gene Wilder, George Jessel, Alan King, Phil Silvers, Jack Carter, Rodney Dangerfield,
Your quote, “Leave it to the Jews to find humor even in the very bleakest of times.”
Some time ago I did some research about humour & the result was that the Jews had the edge over world humour. The reason being that in the time of hardships, oppression & abuse, they used humour in order to overcome their situation to make light of it.
Yes, they did. The old Catskill Mountains aka “Borscht Belt” Jewish comedians were the best:
Don Rickles, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Mel Brooks, Red Buttons, Totie Fields, Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, Jan Murray, Danny Kaye, Henny Youngman, Buddy Hackett, Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, Allan Sherman, Jerry Lewis, Carl Reiner, Shelley Berman, Gene Wilder, George Jessel, Alan King, Phil Silvers, Jack Carter, Rodney Dangerfield,
He’s no Shecky Green, but even as a kid I couldn’t stand Milton Berle.
Never liked him myself. But I think I was too young to know what he was talking about anyway.