Jeremy Dauber, moderator Woody Allen's extraordinary early career as a writer and stand-up comedian is often neglected. Hear a discussion of Allen before he was introduced to movie cameras and see how he crafted the persona that became an essential influence on modern American Jewish identity.
Please note that the comedians discussed in this series will not be present at the events.
Date & Time: Thu, Nov 19, 2009, 7:30pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd StreetDirections
Great Jewish comics are easy to recognize: they’re the ones who make us think deeply as we laugh heartily. Join Columbia Professor Jeremy Dauber as he looks at some of Jewish comedy’s classic voices, the ones who helped define and redefine what it means to be Jewish, and funny, in America.
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