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Jews have a tendency to become comedians.

Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people I know. And it's rare to find a Jew that is actually offended by comedy about them.

Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us.

You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.

I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I'm not religious at all. I have no religion.

I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.