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Old Jews Telling Jokes

5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs

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Jews have a centuries-old tradition of telling jokes, from the ghettos of Europe to Hollywood and the Catskills. Jewish jokes are entertainment, the oral history of a culture, insightful social criticism, and survival tactic rolled into one.

In 2008, Hollywood director and producer Sam Hoffman launched a website called Old Jews Telling Jokes. It’s just what it says: Jewish men and women over 60 sharing their favorite stories, tales, riddles, and punchlines.

The jokes are funny and reassuringly familiar, each told with gusto and infused with a lifetime of experience. For the audiobook, they are organized into chapters: Jewish Mothers, Food, Rabbis, Husbands and Wives, Sex, Illness and Doctors, Getting Old, Death, Oral Sex. Yes, you read that right. You’ll also hear judiciously chosen curses and other off-color language. Things get risqué. So what can you do? Enjoy, and laugh out loud.

Explicit Language Warning: You must be 18 years or older to purchase.

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“The best of a disappearing art.” ( New York magazine)
"Chock full of funny stuff!" (Mel Brooks)
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The background stories and narration is unnecessary. Just get to the jokes. They need no make an abridged version.

Just stop talking

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Pretty much what I expected.
Good chuckling material.
A great idea having people tell their own jokes.
The narrator was clear and crisp.

Cultural Self Deprecation

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Authentic voices, telling authentic stories. Laugh! you can't find a better way to spend your time.

What could be better?

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I was aiming at learning some jokes to share at the dinner table over the holidays 🥁ty

Now that’s what I call funny

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Some very funny jokes, overall good, a few jokes that have been around the block several times. Introductory material could be cut down.

Mostly very funny, jokes told in original voices

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