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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

2007

85 minutes

DocumentaryComedy

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Anne Beatts headshot

Anne Beatts

Self

Fanny Brice headshot

Fanny Brice

Self (archive footage)

Tovah Feldshuh headshot

Tovah Feldshuh

Self

Fyvush Finkel headshot

Fyvush Finkel

Self

Garry Giddens headshot

Garry Giddens

Self

Judy Gold headshot

Judy Gold

Self

Jackie Hoffman headshot

Jackie Hoffman

Self

Cory Kahaney headshot

Cory Kahaney

Self

Jessica Kirson headshot

Jessica Kirson

Self

Marilyn Suzanne Miller headshot

Marilyn Suzanne Miller

Self

Molly Picon headshot

Molly Picon

Self (archive footage)

Gilda Radner headshot

Gilda Radner

Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers headshot

Joan Rivers

Self

Martin Short headshot

Martin Short

Self

Rosie Shuster headshot

Rosie Shuster

Self

Treva Silverman headshot

Treva Silverman

Self

Sophie Tucker headshot

Sophie Tucker

Self (archive footage)

Kenneth Turan headshot

Kenneth Turan

Self

Wendy Wasserstein headshot

Wendy Wasserstein

Self

Alan Zweibel headshot

Alan Zweibel

Self