It is a quite a Matzo Ball laced treat when Jon Stewart gets to exchange barbs about Jusdiasm and bulimia with the newly slim Judd Apatow stoner comedy star Seth Rogen. Both men use their Jewishness as a crutch for their extremely self-deprecating style of humor. Stewart doesn't let a segment of his Daily Show go by without a quirky Jewish mannerism. Rogen makes at least one Jewish joke per starring role (most apparently in Pineapple Express & Knocked Up). A Rogen Jewish Joke even pops up in his summer role in Judd Apatow's Adam Sandler Movie Funny People. Take a look, it's about half way through.
Rogen was promoting a two-for, with the back to back releases of his starring vocals in Monsters vs. Aliens, as well as his version R-Rated of Paul Blart: Mall Cop entitled Observe & Report (how did 2009 become so blessed that it not only had one Jersey Mall cop movie but two!) Stewart's humor seems to be getting better with age and has a twinkle of intelligence. Rogen's range is really not there comedic ally and starting to tire with me. But if you enjoy Rogen, there will be plenty of him in the future. Who'd have thought a Jew would write and star in a superhero movie? Rogen is taking on the Green Hornet but has some help with the amazing guiding force of Michel Gondry. If nothing else, Rogen has been smart to work with good people on most of his films. Enjoy the Jewish Comedy Fest from Mar. 31.
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