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Following the casting news of Kathryn Hahn as Joan Rivers in an upcoming Showtime limited series, Sarah Silverman claims the role is the latest example of Hollywood’s “Jewface” problem.
In a heated episode of her self-titled podcast, the comedian, 50, argues only Jews should play Jews in movies and on television.
“There’s this long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews, and not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being,” Silverman said. “One could
This baffling and tragic case has finally come to a close.
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Following the casting news of Kathryn Hahn as Joan Rivers in an upcoming Showtime limited series, Sarah Silverman claims the role is the latest example of Hollywood’s “Jewface” problem.
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Sarah Silverman is calling out a problem in Hollywood that no one seems to notice.
self-titled podcast after it was announced WandaVision actor Kathryn Hahn had been cast as Joan Rivers in an upcoming biopic.“There’s this long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews, and not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being,” Silverman said.“One could argue, for instance, that a Gentile [a non-Jew] playing Joan Rivers correctly would be doing what is actually called ‘Jewface.’”Silverman defined “Jewface” as “when a non-Jew portrays a Jew
Sarah Silverman has a bone to pick with Hollywood.
Sarah Silverman called out Hollywood’s tendency to cast non-Jewish actors to play Jewish characters, referring to the practice as "Jewface." The comedian, 50, pointed to Kathryn Hahn as the most recent example after the Catholic-raised actress, 48, was tapped to portray the late Joan Rivers, who was Jewish, in an upcoming limited series.
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