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Shtick Shift : Jewish Humor in the 21st Century
Overview
Today's Jewish comics are being themselves, and the understated Jewish flavor of Seinfeld has been replaced by a matter-of-factness that would make earlier Jewish comics cringe. Author Simcha Weinstein calls this new comic sensibility the shtick shift. These comedians offer fresh perspectives on familiar themes in Jewish humor: money, family, faith, politics, and bigotry. Shtick Shift aims to be a primer to the ever-changing face of Jewish comedy in the twenty-first century.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781569803523
- ISBN-10: 1569803528
- Publisher: Barricade Books
- Publish Date: October 2008
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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