Nothing Funny About Being Jewish Podcast

By: Flatlands Avenue Productions
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  • Summary

  • Ken Jeffries takes a deep dive into the serious business of Jewish comedy and humor in this multi-part series. We will unfold the origins of Jewish humor and it’s future with various stops in between.

    We will unveil the Anglicization of Jewish humor, self-hating Jewish producers and showrunners and most importantly Jewish humor in the age of political correctness and anti-Semitism. Where is the "funny" of Jewish humor in todays' climate and what is the future of Jewish humor.
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Episodes
  • Assimilation For Your Amusement?

    Assimilation For Your Amusement?
    Oct 15 2021
    In this second in a series of “The Nothing Funny About Being Jewish Podcast”…Ken Jeffries looks at ASSIMILIATION. The Anglicization of Jewish humor. 82-year old humorist “Seinfeld” actress--and TikTok sensation--Annie Korzen (@AnnieKorzen) talks about how the Jews who ‘invented’ Hollywood tried to hide their ‘Jewishness’…how modern-day ‘Jewish’ shows aren’t so Jewish after all…and how she was rejected for a role as a RABBI by a Jewish director! Variety Features Editor Malina Saval (@Malinasaval) weighs in on why Jewish actors should play Jewish roles…especially in biopics about Jewish comedians!
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    11 mins
  • Nothing Funny About Being Jewish Podcast - The Origins

    Nothing Funny About Being Jewish Podcast - The Origins
    Aug 23 2021
    In the first episode of our series Ken Jeffries digs deep into the origins of Jewish comedy and where it’s heading with Emmy-winning comedy writer Ken Levine (@kenlevine, comedian, writer, actress and public speaker Wendy Hammers (@WendyHammers), JewBelong co-founder Archie Gottesman (@JewBelong), humorist and TikTok sensation Annie Korzen (@AnnieKorzen), comedian Sam Kwasman (Samkay3000) and Jamie Elman (@JamieElman) and Eli Batalion (@EliBatalion) the creators of YidLife Crisis (@YidLifeCrisis).
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    10 mins

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