▁and ▁styles ▁ ▁Some ▁common ▁them es ▁among ▁American ▁Jewish ▁com ed ians ▁include ▁their ▁her itage ▁as ▁Jews , ▁experience ▁of ▁living ▁between ▁two ▁world s ▁( eth nic ▁and ▁main stream ), ▁anx iety ▁of ▁living ▁as ▁a ▁minor ity ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁fo ibles ▁of ▁American ▁culture . ▁ ▁Jewish ▁comedy ▁has ▁often ▁featured ▁rid ic ule ▁and ▁ins ult ▁j okes , ▁including ▁ins ult ing ▁other ▁minor ity ▁groups . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁of ▁com ed ians ▁include ▁wit , ▁ver bal ▁skills , ▁self - mock ery , ▁and ▁a ▁" crit ical ▁edge ". ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁Jewish - American ▁humor ▁Where as ▁women ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁prominent ▁in ▁com edic ▁roles ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁changing ▁roles ▁of ▁Jewish ▁women ▁in ▁America ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁female ▁Jewish ▁com ed ians , ▁who ▁have ▁focused ▁on ▁their ▁perspective ▁as ▁women , ▁often ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁femin ist ▁position . ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁examples ▁Following ▁is ▁a ▁partial ▁list ▁of ▁notable ▁Americans ▁for ▁whom ▁Jewish ness ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁their ▁role ▁as ▁com ed ians ▁or ▁humor ists . ▁ ▁Wo ody ▁Allen ▁Eric ▁Andre ▁Jud d ▁A pat ow ▁Rose anne ▁Bar r ▁Tod d ▁Barry ▁Belle ▁Bar th ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ▁Ger tr ude ▁Berg ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le ▁Sh elle y ▁B erman ▁Sand ra ▁Bern hard ▁Lewis ▁Black ▁Alex ▁Bor stein ▁ ▁David ▁B ren ner ▁F anny ▁Br ice ▁Albert ▁Bro oks ▁Mel ▁Bro oks