Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in New York City.
"Dauber recognises the multiplicity of Jewish humour and wisely
resists any single characterisation of it... [He] deftly surveys
the whole recorded history of Jewish humour."
*The Economist*
"In a work of substantial, scholarly research that nevertheless has
room for some excellent jokes, Dauber provides much insight into
how Jewish people have regarded themselves and each other down the
centuries, and how Jewish comedians, having come to define American
comedy, are still at the cutting edge."
*The Herald*
"This rich survey takes in everything from the Book of Esther,
through medieval satirical rabbinic poetry to the present-day
satire of The Daily Show and supreme sitcom of embarrassment, Curb
Your Enthusiasm."
*i newspaper*
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