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Alex Edelman: Just for Us

I had a thoughtthat was so self-aggrandizing, it took me two yearsto tell anyone about it

I had a thought
that was so self-aggrandizing, it took me two years
to tell anyone about it

Full Transcript

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I had a thought that was so self-aggrandizing,
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it took me two years to tell anyone about it.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:11
Uploaded
Apr 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy
Production
Above Average

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Movie Summary

Standup comic Alex Edelman's Broadway show, featuring his experience attending a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, New York and other stories, comes to TV.
But at some point, I looked around the circle, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
But at some point, I looked around the circle,
"Look at me feeling bad for these people - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:17
"Look at me feeling bad for these people
To hear these people, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
To hear these people,
Empathy is the true north for every Jewish value. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
Empathy is the true north for every Jewish value.
And all of the best Jewish moments of my life - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
And all of the best Jewish moments of my life
Like, once when I was a kid, my family had Christmas. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
Like, once when I was a kid, my family had Christmas.
And over the course of a calendar year, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
And over the course of a calendar year,
She had nowhere to go for the holiday. My mom said, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
She had nowhere to go for the holiday. My mom said,
We'll do Christmas." - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
We'll do Christmas."
Mom is a Jew from Cincinnati. She's a Midwestern Jew. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
Mom is a Jew from Cincinnati. She's a Midwestern Jew.
- It's a slightly gentler existence. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
- It's a slightly gentler existence.
My father grew up Jewish in Boston like me, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:10
My father grew up Jewish in Boston like me,
And he said, "Cheryl, I will not have Christmas - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:14
And he said, "Cheryl, I will not have Christmas
Yeah, obviously. Obviously - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
Yeah, obviously. Obviously
Never. The living room is for guests and tragedies. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
Never. The living room is for guests and tragedies.
And every piece of furniture is covered in plastic, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
And every piece of furniture is covered in plastic,
AJ and I look at each other like, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:09
AJ and I look at each other like,
...on the couch. And my mom just said, "Boys... - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
...on the couch. And my mom just said, "Boys...
We're having Christmas." - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
We're having Christmas."
We looked at each other - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
We looked at each other