That Jewish Trivia; The Search For the Greatest Jewish Joke
A follow-up to that trivia game announcement shows that it won’t be focusing significantly on elements of Judaism that are my strengths and won’t, contrary to promotional copy, have anything to do with “Talmudic talent”. For shame.
What it will actually deal with:
ROUND 1: General questions on all things Jewish. Both religious (e.g., Seder lore) and cultural (e.g. Woody Allen).
ROUND 2: Yiddish spelling bee. A lot like it sounds, but you’ll be able to confer as a team. Our authority is the great Leo Rosten’s “The Joy of Yiddish.”
ROUND 3: Gay or Jewish? We name the famous person, you tell me which they are.
ROUND 4: More general questions, including a few submitted by the audience (as a way to get them involved). If all of their suggestions suck, we’ll just revert to my material.
ROUND 5: Audio round — name that tune featuring Jewish rock stars.
ROUND 6: The Jewish Joke-Off — here’s where we need you to do a little preparation. We’re going to have you face off, one on one, trying to make the audience laugh. Come prepared with the very best Jewish joke you can dig up. If your joke is better than your opponent’s (as judged by the audience), you’ll win points for your team. It has to have some kind of Jewish content, but it does not have to be original, so ask all the smart-ass comics you know for their suggestions.
Obviously, that last is the biggest wildcard. Nu, you think you’re funny? Show it. This is a great opportunity to have a J-blogosphere discussion about the best Jewish joke. Nominations are welcome here or on your own blogs.