When Jews Were Funny, featuring an introduction and Q & A with the filmmaker himself! A screening of Alan Zweig's documentary, Alan Zweig’s documentary makes a bold claim, that 20th Century American comedy is Jewish comedy. Once upon a time, you’d turn on Ed Sullivan, and some Ashkenaz from the Lower East Side would be kvetching about his wife (please), or slyly kibitzing about slurping soup in a deli. Through a series of interviews and groan-worthy Catskills-era jokes, Zweig amasses an impressive array of Jews to talk about their Jewy-ness in this award-winning documentary.