Jeremy Dauber

Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. His books include Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. He is the author of Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew, American Comics: A History, and, most recently, American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond.

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