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When comedy went to school

When comedy went to school

DVD 2014

Why are there so many Jewish comedians? Get the answer to this question with a portrait of the country's greatest generation of comics that includes Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller. It is also found in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains, where Jewish immigrants transformed farmland into the 20th century's largest resort complex. It was the setting for a remarkable group of young Jewish-American comedians to...

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Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) History
Jewish comedians
Jewish wit and humor
Stand-up comedy
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Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Notes:
Title from container
Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Jackie Mason, Sid Caesar, Jerry Stiller, Larry King, Robert Klein
DVD ; 5.1 audio
For private home use only
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Control Number:
1163863
UPC:
720229916271
Other Authors:
Akkaya, Mevlut
Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
First-Run Features (Firm)
Frank, Ron (Ron H.)
King, Larry, 1933-
Klein, Robert, 1942-
Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017
Mason, Jackie
Richards, Lawrence
Sahl, Mort
Stiller, Jerry
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