With March Madness hype on the rise and the username BaracketObama impossible to claim (sigh), it only seems appropriate to measure all facets of life in bracket form before time nearly runs out, and we’re forced to hope for a buzzer beater. We’ve gotten off the benscher to offer you some less sporty, but just as satisfying, Tribe-related brackets.
We’ve narrowed it down to two finalists in each category, but choose your picks for the final champions in the comments section.
Funniest Jewish Comedians Bracket
Funniest Jewish Comedians
Best Jewish Foods Bracket
Best Jewish Foods
Greatest Jewish TV Characters Bracket
Greatest Jewish TV Characters
Note: For Bracket #3 we left off all Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm characters deliberately, as we gave the comedic greats their due in Bracket #1.
This is a sacrilege!!
Groucho losing to Adam Sandler?? No way.
Mel Brooks losing in the first round to Sacha Baron Cohen?? No way. (They shouldn’t be paired at all.)
And where is Henny Youngman? and George Burns? and Jack Benny? and Milton Berle? and Jerry Lewis? and ……
And where is Gertrude Berg (who broke ground as Molly Goldberg) for TV characters??
I think we need popular voting to create the brackets (with at least 64 in the Comedians tournament).
I agree with Simon, except we should add the best Jewish Grandmother sayings.