Previously I mentioned Mel Brooks and added “the greatest living Jewish comedian”. I do this because last spring, when students were protesting during graduation ceremonies in support of Gaza, the Google News feed (in it’s infinite wisdom) surfaced a Tweet where someone mentioned a protest during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke University. The author of the Tweet wrote something about how students were protesting during a speech given by “the greatest living Jewish comedian”. Of course this was meant to imply that the protests were an even greater insult to all Jews everywhere, but my first thought was “Oh my God, did Mel Brooks die?!” I frantically checked Wikipedia and was relieved to learn that Mel Brooks is still with us. And that’s why I’m compelled to add “the greatest living Jewish comedian” when I mention Mel Brooks. He will be 99 at the end of the month. A living legend!
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