Screams.(The Talk of the Town)(More Old Jewish Comedians)

The Milton Berle Room at the Friars Club was the scene the other day of a party for Drew Friedman's "More Old Jewish Comedians," a sequel to "Old Jewish Comedians," collected caricatures of such revered icons, now gone, as Myron Cohen, Groucho, Buddy Hackett, Burns, Benny, et al., along with Friars present and still carrying on.

"I like to make their faces look outlandishly big," said Friedman, a tall, friendly fellow with a fixed grin on his own big face who does political and showbiz drawings for the New York Observer. He ignored a passing tray of miniature hot dogs and surveyed the honorees, many of whom were octogenarians. "They never want to quit," he said. "They always want to be in your face."

"I've seen younger faces on cash," said Jeffrey Ross, a newer generation Friar.

"They're so old, their drivers' licenses include the covered wagon," another upstart said.

"Larry Gelbart says they're so old, the first cruise some of them worked was on the Ark," Friedman said. "Here's Mickey Freeman. He was Private Zimmerman on 'Sergeant Bilko' for six years."

"One hundred and forty-seven half hours, being shown in England now, the funniest show, Larry David says, ever filmed," said Freeman, who is five feet three and has a thick mop of white hair.

"Jerry Lewis couldn't come tonight, but his secretary called me from Las Vegas, where he's working on a musical of 'The Nutty Professor,' " Friedman said. "Jerry Lewis said, 'I'm proud to be in the old Jew book.' "