And in fitting with “Watchmen’s” trademark plot twists and surprising revelations, “Watchmensch” has one of its own: Although it’s crammed with Yiddish dialogue, Jewish in-jokes and black hats, its creator isn’t Jewish.
Four modern-day gladiators do battle for the gold (a lifetime supply of Gold\’s mustard) in the Heeb Olympics
Woody Allen is fitted for a new suit by robot Jewish tailors. Ginsberg & Cohen, Computerized Fittings, Since 2073. From \’Sleeper\’
\”It starts when you open your eyes in the morning. Maybe you\’re awakened by the sounds of random gunfire, or the howling of souls being cast into the lake of fire,\” Kutner writes. \”But at least it\’s not that godawful clock-radio buzzer.\”
Everybody keeps asking me whether George Carlin was Jewish. \”I heard he was related to the Karlin-Stoliner rebbe,\” a colleague said.
A New York native, Robert Smigel said he never really planned to become a writer. After failing as a pre-dental student, Smigel moved on to writing and performing improv in Chicago for the Players Workshop of The Second City, where he met fellow \”SNL\” writers Conan O\’Brien and Bob Odenkirk.
So what can you say about a 44-year-old comedian who died? That she leaves a certain legacy of laughter, through the efforts of her brother, to those who never heard of her.
Major manufacturers think that all they have to do is make the product pink to win us over. But, you won\’t find many women lost in a gooey haze over the latest inventions or upgrades until corporate America comes up with things that will make their lives simpler and easier. Herewith a catalog that would really make a gal swoon:
\’Miriam\’ and \’Shoshana\’ live in the Pico-Robertson area. They\’re seniors at a religious girls\’ school, they study Torah, dress modestly and keep the Sabbath. But Miriam and Shoshana are not your ordinary Orthodox girls. They rap. They use foul language. They fantasize about professional wrestler Bill Goldberg. And they head up a dreidel-rolling gang. The two faux frumsters are the comedic creations of Kara Luiz and Deena Adar.
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