I wish I were kidding. But I'm not (via eJewishPhilanthropy).
It's one of three scenes, so I should probably watch the whole thing before I criticize it, but when it comes to rhymed musical parody, I've got really high standards, and unfortunately, this doesn't meet them. (Although I know Yale would say the same about me, so touche.)
The other issue I have might fall under the heading of "too soon." Hearing all of Bernie's sins laid out in the familiar song gave me a bit of indigestion - I know too many people and organizations affected by Madoff's years of scheming to be able to laugh it all away with a song like this one.
Don't throw tomatoes at me for being overly critical: when it comes to creative (and admittedly, somewhat weird) Madoff-skewering, no one beats Woody Allen. Plus, I've just watched another outstanding episode of "Glee," and I still can't forget "HP: The Musical." I think I'd just like Jewish a cappella - even good Jewish a cappella - to somehow be less nerdy than it is. And maybe that's unfair. But that's how I feel.
[Ducks, as the crowd begins to pelt her with rotten fruit.]
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