MONDAY: The wacky and irreverent MAD Magazine
Also: SNL's Jews, Mel Brooks, Painters, Funny women
Monday at Noon EDT Jewish Culture 101 will offer MAD Magazine. For generations, young people (and adults) have delighted in the cultural satire and funny features of this irreverent, wacky publication.
Sign-up: tinyurl.com/BenkofFunny
The sitcoms session is part two of a five-week series on Funny Jews. The following Mondays we’ll do Mel Brooks 101 (sign-ups already available); Funny Women, and Humorists.
The entire August schedule, with links, is below. All classes are at Noon EDT:
Monday, August 10 MAD Magazine
Thursday, August 13 SNL’s Jews
Monday, August 17 Mel Brooks 101
Thursday, August 20 Visual Artists
Monday, August 24 Funny Women
Thursday, August 27 Women Photographers
Monday, August 31 Humorists
Two more things:
• Subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: tinyurl.com/BenkofChannel. You’ll find dozens of American Jewish culture videos, including a 55-minute lecture on Philip Roth’s first great book, Goodbye, Columbus; and a rollicking “Name the Punchline” Jewish humor game.
• I’m booking Zoom talks for individual organizations, and eventually in-person classes. Here’s a demonstration of my in-person teaching and this one-minute intro shows how Jewish Culture 101 works.