Comedy historians take note: this Gottfried character doesn't have the best eye for detail - and, for a Jew, he doesn't have the best eye for retail, either.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I know a lot about Jewish comedians.
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.
Jews have a tendency to become comedians.
The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.
As a screenwriter and a half-Jew, I tend to look at the glass half-empty.
You know, he would go and look at different funny books because he wanted his character to be different and make different faces. I saw a funny book in his room and it looked like the same character he was playing. It was about a duck.
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.
Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.
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