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Old Jews Telling Jokes

Old Jews Telling Jokes is a gleeful ode to humor that will have you laughing till you plotz.

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 95 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Senior Theatre
Again with the jokes?

Jewish humor is everyone's humor, and the laughs never stop in this something-for-everyone New York hit. Join Morty, Bunny, Nathan, and the rest of the cast as they demonstrate why "kvelling is better than kvetching."

Classic and contemporary jokes mix with songs and monologues that showcase the funny side of birth, sex, old age, and more. Old Jews Telling Jokes is a gleeful ode to humor that will have you laughing till you plotz.

REVIEWS:

"A winning concept executed deftly with affection, celebrating many glorious traditions."

 The New York Times

"Edgy, intimate, and authentic! The laughs-per-minute average is as high as anything you'll find on stage."

 The New Yorker

"Calling it 'Funny Old Jews Telling Hilarious Old Jokes' would give audience a better idea of the joy that's in store. The jokes range from snappy one-liners to elaborate anecdotes, delivered with surgical precision by a cast of comic virtuosos. You'll laugh your tuchus off."

 Variety

"A kosher-pickle barrel of laughs. Proves that funny bones are nondenominational."

 New York Daily News

"Fast-paced and unexpectedly fresh. A non-stop laugh fest."

 The Huffington Post

  • Casting: 3M, 2F

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Again with the jokes? Jewish humor is everyone's humor, and the laughs never stop in this something-for-everyone New York hit. Join Morty, Bunny, Nathan, and the rest of the cast as they demonstrate why "kvelling is better than kvetching." Classic and contemporary jokes mix with songs and monologues that showcase the funny side of birth, sex, old age, and more. Old Jews Telling Jokes is a gleeful ode to humor that will have you laughing till you plotz.

$24.95