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American performers. It has appealed to both Jewish and wider mainstream audiences.<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At various times in <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">American history</a>, the field of comedy has been dominated by Jewish comedians.<sup id="cite_ref-bt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish-American_comedy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Borscht_Belt" title="Borscht Belt">Borscht Belt</a> arose in the early 20th century out of the tradition of <a href="/wiki/Yiddish_theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiddish theater">Yiddish theater</a>, in Jewish resort areas in the <a href="/wiki/Catskill_Mountains" title="Catskill Mountains">Catskill Mountains</a> in New York. Many of the most famous Jewish comedians of the twentieth century launched their careers there.<sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the comedians gained a wider mainstream audience with the rise of <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">Vaudeville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until recent years, most Jewish comedians adopted <a href="/wiki/Stage_name" title="Stage name">stage names</a> that did not sound ethnic, as a way of gaining wider acceptance.<sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even among those who did not want to be considered Jewish comedians, their experiences as Jews were often included in their humor, including their moral sensibility.<sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes_and_styles">Themes and styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish-American_comedy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Themes and styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some common themes among American Jewish comedians include their heritage as Jews,<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> experience of living between two worlds (ethnic and mainstream),<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> anxiety of living as a minority in America<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the foibles of American culture.<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jewish comedy has often featured ridicule and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Insult_jokes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Insult jokes (page does not exist)">insult jokes</a>, including insulting other minority groups.<sup id="cite_ref-bt_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Characteristics of comedians include wit,<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> verbal skills,<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> self-mockery,<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a "critical edge".<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women_in_Jewish-American_humor">Women in Jewish-American humor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish-American_comedy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Women in Jewish-American humor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Whereas women had not been prominent in comedic roles in Europe, the changing roles of Jewish women in America allowed for the emergence of a class of female Jewish comedians, who have focused on their perspective as women, often adopting a <a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">feminist</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Representative_examples">Representative examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish-American_comedy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Representative examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is a partial list of notable Americans for whom Jewishness is relevant to their role as comedians or humorists. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Allen" title="Woody Allen">Woody Allen</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JJ_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JJ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Andre" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Andre">Eric Andre</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judd_Apatow" title="Judd Apatow">Judd Apatow</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseanne_Barr" title="Roseanne Barr">Roseanne Barr</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Barry" title="Todd Barry">Todd Barry</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Barth" title="Belle Barth">Belle Barth</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Caesar" title="Sid Caesar">Sid Caesar</a><sup id="cite_ref-JJ_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JJ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Cohen_(comedian)" title="Emil Cohen (comedian)">Emil Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Cohen" title="Myron Cohen">Myron Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cross" title="David Cross">David Cross</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield" title="Rodney 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href="/wiki/Totie_Fields" title="Totie Fields">Totie Fields</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Frye" title="David Frye">David Frye</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Garrett" title="Brad Garrett">Brad Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilana_Glazer" title="Ilana Glazer">Ilana Glazer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Gold" title="Judy Gold">Judy Gold</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried" title="Gilbert Gottfried">Gilbert Gottfried</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gulman" title="Gary Gulman">Gary Gulman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hackett" title="Buddy Hackett">Buddy Hackett</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Haddish" title="Tiffany Haddish">Tiffany Haddish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldie_Hawn" title="Goldie Hawn">Goldie Hawn</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Hoffman" title="Jackie Hoffman">Jackie Hoffman</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Holliday" title="Judy Holliday">Judy Holliday</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbi_Jacobson" title="Abbi Jacobson">Abbi Jacobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Jessel_(actor)" title="George Jessel (actor)">George Jessel</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Jason" title="Jay Jason">Jay Jason</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jolson" title="Al Jolson">Al Jolson</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Kaufman" title="Andy Kaufman">Andy Kaufman</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaye" title="Danny Kaye">Danny Kaye</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Klein" title="Robert Klein">Robert Klein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Korman" title="Harvey Korman">Harvey Korman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Kroll" title="Nick Kroll">Nick Kroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Kron" title="Lisa Kron">Lisa Kron</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Lehrer" title="Tom Lehrer">Tom Lehrer</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Liebman" title="Wendy Liebman">Wendy Liebman</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lewis" title="Jerry Lewis">Jerry Lewis</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lewis_(comedian)" title="Richard Lewis (comedian)">Richard Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Maron" title="Marc Maron">Marc Maron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groucho_Marx" title="Groucho Marx">Groucho Marx</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Marx_Brothers" title="Marx Brothers">Marx Brothers</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Mason" title="Jackie Mason">Jackie Mason</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_May" title="Elaine May">Elaine May</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bette_Midler" title="Bette Midler">Bette Midler</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nichols" title="Mike Nichols">Mike Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molly_Picon" title="Molly Picon">Molly Picon</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rain_Pryor" title="Rain Pryor">Rain Pryor</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilda_Radner" title="Gilda Radner">Gilda Radner</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Reubens" title="Paul Reubens">Paul Reubens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman" title="Pee-wee Herman">Pee-wee Herman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Rickles" title="Don Rickles">Don Rickles</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Rivers" title="Joan Rivers">Joan Rivers</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rogen" title="Seth Rogen">Seth Rogen</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rita_Rudner" title="Rita Rudner">Rita Rudner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mort_Sahl" title="Mort Sahl">Mort Sahl</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Samberg" title="Andy Samberg">Andy Samberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haunted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Schumer" title="Amy Schumer">Amy Schumer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld" title="Jerry Seinfeld">Jerry Seinfeld</a><sup id="cite_ref-forward_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Sherman" title="Allan Sherman">Allan Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Silver" title="Monroe Silver">Monroe Silver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Silverman" title="Sarah Silverman">Sarah Silverman</a><sup id="cite_ref-Antler_1-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Silvers" title="Phil Silvers">Phil Silvers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Slate" title="Jenny Slate">Jenny Slate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Steinberg" title="David Steinberg">David Steinberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern" title="Howard Stern">Howard Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Stiller" title="Ben Stiller">Ben Stiller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Stooges" title="The Three Stooges">The Three Stooges</a><sup id="cite_ref-haunted_4-12" class="reference"><a 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