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Of all the comedy albums produced in the era of LP records, our favorite has always been You Don't Have to be Jewish. The album is a collection of blackout
bits and extended one-liners which poked fun at the absurdities of
American Jewish culture.
It was recorded in a studio with a live audience in attendance, as a
cast of actors performed scripted material much in the manner of a
radio play.
Comedy writers Bob Booker and George Foster had the good
judgment to assemble a superb cast for this recording, and they
transform what could have been ordinary Catskills shtick into something
memorable.
The performers include Lou Jacobi, Jack Gilford, Betty Walker
and Arlene Golonka, and their expert timing and feel for their characters
is impeccable. You Don't Have To Be Jewish is a fine sampling of classic
Borscht Belt humor performed by a top-notch cast.
The response to the album was so great that the same writers and cast produced a sequel called When You're in Love, the Whole World is Jewish. The two albums are now being sold together as a single CD.
We previously shared two of the funniest routines on the first album. Today we're posting a bit from the second album titled Discussion in the Airplane.
Enjoy!
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Loved the Banana for the monkey.
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