About this episode
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we sit down with our host, David Bashevkin, to reflect on 18Forty’s comedy episodes. David revisits 18Forty’s comedy exploration from July of 2020, featuring comedians Gary Gulman and Leah Forster and Rabbi Daniel Feldman. David once again explores the connections between comedy and life, and how comedy can help cope with tragedy. He also explores some of the qualities of Jewish humor. - Why did 18Forty choose comedy as a topic, and why so early? - What life lessons can comedy teach? - What are some of the characteristics of Jewish comedy and Jewish comedians? Tune in to hear David reflect on 18Forty’s comedy topic. References: https://natebargatze.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg http://www.joanrivers.com/ https://18forty.org/articles/gary-gulman-this-impossible-life/ The Most Human Human by Brian Christian https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Talking-Computers-Teaches-ebook/dp/B004FEG2S6 Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref =tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= For more, visit https://18forty.org/podcast/comedy-roundup/ . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .