Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt (2024)

Documentary

Overview

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike Judge, Merrill Markoe and many others.

Cast

• Drew Friedman as Self
• Scott Alexander as Self
• Eddie Gorodetsky as Self
• Mike Judge as Self
• Larry Karaszewski as Self
• Kaz as Self
• Leonard Maltin as Self
• Merrill Markoe as Self
• Marc Maron as Self
• Kliph Nesteroff as Self

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