Bialystock was the name of the fat guy who was one of the producers. I cannot remember his first name, but he was played by Zero Mostel. I cannot believe I remember this, but perhaps it is because I am bilingual.
Thai humor is about basically three things: ghosts, shit and falling down. I am perhaps like a native because shit and other bathroom related stuff is hilarious to me, although not so much with the ghosts. I also like the falling down and other stupid stuff. They would love the Three Stooges here if they ever saw them. There are 3 guys here called Mum, Nung and I forget the third guy who have known each other since childhood and often play in same movies and are like Thai version of Three Stooges, but sometimes they play separately. American sitcoms make no sense to Thai people, even when they are translated into Thai. However, Thai people love jokes and laughing more than anything except maybe eating . The funniest shows to me, however, are not even meant to be comedies.
For instance, their was one which translated into English was called Sticky Rice Strong Fighter. This one was action show and hero ate some sticky rice which was blessed by a monk and the hero, who was a kid at the time, eats it and gets super powers.
There is always a lot of blood and violence, but there is a censor law here that certain things have to be blurred, like faces of people on Cops. If someone smokes a cigarette, when the cigarette touches smokers lips, it is blurred. If someone drinks whiskey or beer, when glass touches mouth it is blurred. If someone points a gun at somebody, if gun barrel is close to guy it is blurred, but if farther away it is not. If people kiss, when their lips come together they are blurred out. Do not ask me to explain this. I cannot and niether can anyone here. it is just the way it is.
If you get a chance, check out the Thai movie Som Tam, which I here is available in US. It is comedy about huge farang who is a mild mannered guy until he eats som tam, which is a very spicy kind of papaya salad and like the national food of Thailand. When he eats it is so spicy he goes berserk and beats up everybody and becomes a pro wrestler. It is a funny movie, even for farang.
Also, if you ever see a cartoon called Klong Kluay, which means banana leaf, in America, my daughter did the voice of the pink elephant in the English language version.