The Old Country
He wrote Tevye The Dairyman
Who was Sholem Aleichem aka Sholem Rabinovitch (1859-1916)?
The U.S. state in which the Borsht Belt is located
What is New York?
A "loser"
What is a "shlemiel"?
Before TV, sitcoms were broadcast on this medium
What was Vaudeville?
The legendary "Town of Fools"
What is Chelm?
Borsht Belt comedians performed in these venues
What are hotels?
Guilt tripping is her way of showing love
Who is the "Jewish Mother"?
Sid Caesar starred in this early parody-rich sitcom
What is "Your Show of Shows" (1950-4)?
"Body image" jokes in the 1960's were her trademark
Who was Joan Rivers?
The language heard at the beginning of "A Serious Man" (Coen Brothers, 2009)
What is Yiddish?
Two favorite topics mocked by the Borsht Belt comedians
What are food, exercise and family?
The professsions of doctor, lawyer or accountant
What every Jewish mother hopes her son will grow up to be?
This comedy was the first to mock the Nazis
What was "The Producers" (1967)?
He spent more time battling obscenity charges in court than doing his comedy routine
Who was Lenny Bruce?
Tevye's invisible conversation partner
Who is God?
Sophie Tucker, Patsy Abbott, and Pearl Williams
Who were the "Red Hot Mamas"?
A Jewish soldier evokes this comic stereotype
What is fearfulness/cowardice/no machismo?
Overbearing parents, sexual indiscretion, and too much food are featured in this film
What is "Shiva Baby"(2020)?
Its open season on Christian boyfriends for this comic
Who is Sarah Silverman?
The Jewish trickster of renown
Who was Hershele Ostropolye?
The first Jewish comic to be arrested for vulgarity
Who was Belle Barth?
On "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Larry's singing of 19th.C German composer, Richard Wagner, evokes this reaction
What is oversensitivity to anti-Semitism?
This sitcom brought Jewish humor into the mainstream in the 1990's
What was "Seinfeld"(1989-1998)?
In "The Loudest Voice" by this author, Jewish children at Christmastime is the theme
Who was Grace Paley (1922-2007)?