Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century

by Simcha Weinstein

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Today's Jewish comics are being themselves, and the understated Jewish flavor of Seinfeld has been replaced by a matter-of-factness that would make earlier Jewish comics cringe.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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781569803523
Publisher:	Barricade Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Simcha Weinstein is an internationally known, best-selling author. His first book Up, Up and Oy Vey!, received the Benjamin Franklin Award for the best book of 2007. He has appeared on CNN Showbiz Tonight and NPR, and has been profiled in leading publications, including The New York Times, The Miami Herald and The London Guardian. He chairs the Religious Affair's Committee at the renowned New York art school, Pratt Institute.

Editorial Reviews

A Wikipedic collection of humorous solutions, Bill Moyers, Charlie Rose, Brian Lamb and C-Span take note.

Jerry Stiller - Actor

The most intelligent, ground-breaking book on Jewish comedy I've ever read.

Jonathan Kesselman

Extraordinarily knowledgeable and insightful about the current state of Jews, humor, and America.

Joseph Telushkin

One of the most intelligent, ground-breaking books on Jewish comedy I've ever read.

Jonathon Kesselman