wrote before that these jokes shed a light on a culture, but they also reveal much about their tellers. Like playing the piano, telling a joke requires craft, artistry and style. Does the teller have the patience for the set-up? Can he or she remember the details that make the characters familiar? Will he or she commit to the voices and the accents and keep them consistent? Is there that innate sense of timing? See for yourself. We weren’t disappointed. All the tellers bring their own individual talents and at least sixty years of life experience to the material. If the first season of Old Jews Telling Jokes was “friends and family” then let us present the next concentric ring, one degree-click out on the map of Jewish geography. Old Jews Telling Jokes: Season 2. -- Sam Hoffman