OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES at the Westside Theatre

(Seen August 15, 2012)

Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent have compiled a collection of the worst of the 'Borscht Belt' type jokes, and five performers of varying talents try to entertain us.  Mostly silly, occasionally offensive, always hokey, director Marc Bruni has them all shamelessly mugging and winking to make sure we get the jokes.

This is another of those manufactured shows targeting a specific audience.  Admittedly, while I grimaced and suffered silently, the audience laughed loudly at all the double-entendres and embarrassing humor.

I'll avoid listing the names of the joke-tellers, because I know they are capable of better things.