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The working-class everyman in that era of TV comedy often happens to be a Jewish New-Yorker; I think it's a holdover from the influence of vaudeville.
by mbg721 4y ago
The working-class everyman in that era of TV comedy often happens to be a Jewish New-Yorker; I think it's a holdover from the influence of vaudeville.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoEventually these things take on a life of their own as the "industry standard" If you need an average Joe character for your content and aren't interested in making a statement with the character or expending a lot of effort rolling your own just to be different you just use the Jewish New-Yorker. Easy, done, on to the next thing.