Humor in everyday life

Jewish comedian doesn't resort to cultural stereotypes
BY LISA B. DEADERICK
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January 6, 2007
A lot of times, when comedians make jokes about their ethnic groups, the humor is based on the stereotypes of that group. Joel Chasnoff, a Jewish comedian, doesn't do that.

"The whole thing that he wanted to do was not to make more reasons to make fun of Jews, but to have more reasons to laugh at yourself," said Laura Newmark, who is also Jewish and helped facilitate Chasnoff's local show tonight. raed more