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 argue, for instance, that a Gentile [a non-Jew] playing Joan Rivers correctly would be doing what is actually called ‘Jewface.’” RELATED: Sarah Silverman Says Texas Anti-Abortion Legislation Is ‘A War On Poor People’ Silverman continued, “It’s
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