[Livia]

Originally Posted by angus58

I don't need to look it up, I saw the original film by Mel Brooks (who is Jewish) and took it for what it was, a satirical pisstake of the nazis. Only humourless a*seholes would take it for anything else. It might have got negative reviews, but the film was a MASSIVE hit, long before it ever got to the stage.

Using your reasoning about the play having a Jewish writer and director, then Ben should be allowed his opinion more than most since he himself is JEWISH.

I don't know a jew who doesn't find The Producers funny. I've seen the film and the stage version. I think most Jewish people take stuff in good humour if that's the way it's meant. It probably got negative reviews from Gentiles being outraged on our behalf.

Love Mel Brooks, incidentally... "Mr Brooks, what do you say to the people who accuse you of bad taste?" "I say up yours!"