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Did you hear the one about a bunch of Jewish comics? The punch line is revealed in this entertaining and insightful history of "The Borscht Belt" comics who set the stage for American humor in the resorts of New York's Catskill Mountains. Through interviews and early footage, comic greats such as Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, and Woody Allen tell their tales of where Jewish comedy got its start weaving together a history that is distinctly Jewish, American, and funny!