Ep 12 - Understanding The Borscht Belt

An episode of the Understanding Upstate podcast, hosted by Jim Search and Rob Adler, titled "Ep 12 - Understanding The Borscht Belt" was published on January 5, 2024 and runs 32 minutes.

January 5, 2024 ·32m · Understanding Upstate

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Summary

Get ready to yuck it up because this week we are headed to Upstate New York's funniest region: the Borscht Belt. Join Jim and Rob as they look at the Jewish Alp's impact on comedy and navigate the bungalow colonies and marriage brokers of the Catskill Mountains. Next week we're reviewing, The Rewrite, a film staring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei which was filmed in Binghamton, NY. Catch the full film here for free, and don't worry, if you can't watch it we'll be recapping the whole movie next week! Throw us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts! Include a suggestion in your review for something you'd like us to talk about on Understanding Upstate and we just might cover it! Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@understandingupstate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jim's comedy album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Upstate Understandings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also check out Rob's album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NY Sticky⁠⁠

Episode Description

Get ready to yuck it up because this week we are headed to Upstate New York's funniest region: the Borscht Belt. Join Jim and Rob as they look at the Jewish Alp's impact on comedy and navigate the bungalow colonies and marriage brokers of the Catskill Mountains.

Next week we're reviewing, The Rewrite, a film staring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei which was filmed in Binghamton, NY. Catch the full film here for free, and don't worry, if you can't watch it we'll be recapping the whole movie next week!

Throw us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts! Include a suggestion in your review for something you'd like us to talk about on Understanding Upstate and we just might cover it!

Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@understandingupstate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out Jim's comedy album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Upstate Understandings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also check out Rob's album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NY Sticky⁠⁠

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