Laugh Loudly and Carry a Big Shtick, with Meish Goldish

Laugh Loudly and Carry a Big Shtick, with Meish Goldish
January 17, 2024 @ 1:00-2:15pm  

Since the dawn of television, there have been many popular comedy-variety shows on the air, including The Milton Berle Show, The Sid Caesar Comedy Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, Second City Television, and Saturday Night Live. Each show featured either a cast of regulars or guest celebrities who performed in humorous skits. In this class, we will watch a number of hilarious short episodes (ones Meish hasn’t shown previously). We’ll discuss several questions (and of course try to answer yours): What makes each skit funny? Is it the writing, the acting or both? If a skit is decades old, would it still be considered politically correct to televise today? Meish is the author of 500+ books, including Oy Vey! A Yiddish Coloring Book? for adults and has performed standup himself. Wrote for the television series Shalom Sesame, which first aired on PBS in 1986.