WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL: Sunday, February 23, 5:00 pm at the Alaska Coffee Roasting, Geist Rd.

Why are there so many Jewish comedians? When Comedy Went To School answers this question with an entertaining portrait of this country's greatest comics – the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller, all of whom make appearances, telling jokes and telling their stories. The answer is also found in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains, aka the Borscht Belt, where Jewish immigrants transformed lush farmland into the 20th century's largest resort complex. Those Catskill hotels and bungalow colonies provided the setting for a remarkable group of young Jewish-American comedians to hone their craft and become worldwide legends. It was truly When Comedy Went to School. Guest speaker Rabbi Dov Gartenberg of Juneau will lead a discussion following the film. 

USA | 2012 | documentary | 83 minutes. | information and trailer at: www.whencomedywenttoschool.com