Director Jonathan Miller’s fascinating documentary profile of ultra-Orthodox Jewish comic David Finklestein is the tale of a man looking to find his place in an alien world and using jokes as a means to do that.
Struggling to balance his love of stand-up with his strict religious lifestyle, Finklestein is forced to make a choice between his passion and his community.
He’s funny. You’ll like him.
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Jackie Mason was a rabbi and he’s, arguably, one of the greatest stand ups of all time.
Jackie Mason wasn’t orthodox in fairness .
Can’t think of any other orthodox Jewish comics apart from this guy. Great documentary
His Wiki page says he was….
Where’s Bisted to warn of the dangers of zionism ?
…anseo…despite your best efforts we all know that not all jews are zionists…in fact …not many jews are zionists…
…funny thing is…most loyalists in the north are zionist sympathizers…as are most alt right groups in the US…including the kkk…one thing about you nazis…you all have a common cause…the means always justifies the ends…
And yet if you walk the walls of derry, you’ll see a charming mural in a protestant estate claiming themselves to be ‘west bank’ loyalists. Identities are weird at the best of times
great little film that…
Joan Rivers (1933-2014)
One of the funniest comedians of all time
One of the Greats