The surprisingly tragic life of Jack Black

In the debut episode of These Are a Few of My Favourite Jews, host Laura Leibow brings on stand-up comedian Juliana Rodrigues to dissect the life and work Jack Black.
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Welcome to These Are a Few of My Favourite Jews, a show where comics (and sometimes not comics) talk about their favourite Jewish person with another Jewish person: comedian Laura Leibow.

In our debut episode, Laura brings on stand-up comedian, podcast host and close friend Juliana Rodrigues to dissect the life and work of Thomas Jacob Black, better known as Jack Black.

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