This article charts the development of the particular genre generally known as “Jewish humor.” It provides and overview of the topic for those interested in the relationship between American Jews and humor and the phenomenon of Jewish humor. It aligns the history of the genre with the history of Jews in America to demonstrate the ways in which changes in Jewish American social status was reflected in the type of humor being produced, as well as the way that the evolution of popular media platforms were often shaped and dominated by Jewish content producers. It begins with Yiddish film and theatre and continues through radio and early television, stand-up comedy, the late twentieth century boom in Jewish sitcoms, the rise of “Generation Hanukkah Song,” and finally the current move toward Internet and social media humor.

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美国犹太幽默

本文描绘了通常被称为“犹太幽默”的特定类型的发展。它为那些对美国犹太人与幽默之间的关系以及犹太幽默现象感兴趣的人提供了该主题的概述。它将流派的历史与美国犹太人的历史结合起来，展示了美国犹太人社会地位的变化如何反映在所产生的幽默类型中，以及流行媒体平台的演变方式通常是由犹太内容制作人塑造和主导。它从意第绪语电影和戏剧开始，继而通过广播和早期电视、单口喜剧、20 世纪末犹太情景喜剧的繁荣、“一代光明节歌曲”的兴起，最后是当前向互联网和社交媒体幽默的转变。