(Ebook) Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century by Weinstein, Simcha ISBN 9781569803523, 1569803528

(Ebook) Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century by Weinstein, Simcha ISBN 9781569803523, 1569803528

Rabbi Simcha Weinstein grew up in England. As a short fellow, he waited for his growth spurt. That never happened, so to avoid the anti-Semitism he confronted, he became funny. He later turned that humour into his own stand-up and wrote a book describing how Jewish humour has changed in the 21st century and how comedians like Sacha Baron Cohen, Sarah Silverman and Jon Stewart now use the old taboos to get lots of laughs.9781569803523 This isnt your zaydes Jewish comedy. The once revolutionary, understated "Jew-ish" and "Israel-lite" flavor of Seinfeld has been replaced by a brutal matter-of-factness that would make earlier generation cringe. Your primer to the ever-changing face of Jewish comedy at the dawn of the 21st century: the new faces, their outrageous routines and their sometimes surprising seriousness about the most de pressing issues of our time.Review"A Wikipedic collection of humorous solutions, Bill Moyers, Charlie Rose, Brian Lamb and C-Span take note."--Jerry Stiller"The freshest, boldest, and funniest voice writing about American Judaism today."--Bruce Feiler"The most intelligent, ground-breaking book on Jewish comedy Ive ever read."--Jonathan Kesselman"Extraordinarily knowledgeable and insightful about the current state of Jews, humor, and America."--Joseph TelushkinAbout the AuthorSimcha Weinstein is an internationally known, best-selling author. His first book Up, Up and Oy Vey!, received the Benjamin Franklin Award for the best book of 2007. He has appeared on CNN Showbiz Tonight and NPR, and has been profiled in leading publications, including The New York Times, The Miami Herald and The London Guardian. He chairs the Religious Affairs Committee at the renowned New York art school, Pratt Institute.