Documentary ·Comedy · 2007 · 1h 25m

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

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Director
Rachel Talbot
Cast
Anne Beatts as Self Fanny Brice as Self (archive footage) Tovah Feldshuh as Self Fyvush Finkel as Self Garry Giddens as Self Judy Gold as Self
Crew
Philip Shane — Editor Rachel Talbot — Producer
Synopsis

A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism, and gender. The film profiles Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein, as well as contemporary comedians Judy Gold and Jackie Hoffman.

Key Collaborators
Rachel Talbot Director Philip Shane Editor Rachel Talbot Producer
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