I’m a writer. A Jewish comedy writer. I know, hardly a rarity. In fact, one of the most oft-asked questions I get during the Q&A portion of speaking engagements is why I think Jews have always been so prominent in the world of comedy.
Indeed, the numbers are staggering. Because in every corner of literature, vaudeville, film, radio, and television, not to mention nightclub and theater stages, contributions by Jews have eclipsed their percentage of the population by far.
