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Abbi Jacobson, left, and Ilana Glazer speaking in Beverly Hills, California, July 25, 2017. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Viacom)
April 13, 2018, 5:15 am
The most Jewish moments from ‘Broad City,’ as it comes to a close
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson say the next season of their Comedy Central wacky sitcom with be its last
By Gabe Friedman
Gad Elmaleh performing during his new Netflix special, 'American Dream.' (Netflix)
April 8, 2018, 6:29 am
France’s funniest guy is a Moroccan Jew in pursuit of the American laugh
Gad Elmaleh's mom might not think her son is all that funny, but audiences will disagree after watching the French comedian's new Netflix special, 'American Dream'
By Tracy Frydberg
Prof. Jeremy Dauber, author of 'Jewish Comedy: A Serious History.' (Courtesy)
March 11, 2018, 6:16 am
From Sholem Aleichem to ‘Broad City,’ scholar presents tradition of Jewish humor
Speaking at London's Jewish Book Week on Sunday, Prof. Jeremy Dauber takes a serious look at a culture's rich history of comedy
By Anne Joseph
This photo from February 16, 2016, provided by OSN, shows actors taking a 'selfie' at the end of OSN's "Saturday Night Live Arabia," show in Cairo, Egypt. (OSN via AP)
February 13, 2018, 10:06 am
Egypt bars Arabic version of SNL over ‘ethical violations’
Regulator censors local adaptation of US satire show for 'sexual expressions, phrases, and gestures which are not suitable for viewers'
By AFP
Dr. Shakshuka feeds Phil Rosenthal in 'Somebody Feed Phil.' (Netflix)
February 2, 2018, 9:54 pm
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creator discovers love of Israeli food in new series
In Tel Aviv making his Netflix documentary, 'Somebody Feed Phil,' Phil Rosenthal finally found what his parents' Jewish cooking had lacked -- flavor
By Tracy Frydberg
Esther Povitsky and Benji Aflalo in their new show, 'Alone Together.' (YouTube)
January 24, 2018, 4:49 pm
For a couple of Jewish millennial BFFs, poor and platonic equals funny
Growing up is hard, so LA-based comedians Esther Povitsky and Benji Aflalo don't bother trying in 'Alone Together,' a new television series based on their own lives
By Tracy Frydberg
Jerry Seinfeld at the Caliber 3 anti-terror training camp outside of Efrat. (Facebook)
January 11, 2018, 3:07 pm
Seinfeld under fire over visit to West Bank ‘military camp’
The Caliber 3 training facility takes down pics of the famous comedian snapped during a family visit
By Yaakov Schwartz
Yisrael Campbell has turned his life journey into a standup act, with a new one-man show premiering December 27, 2017, at the Khan Theater (Courtesy Yisrael Campbell)
December 26, 2017, 3:42 pm
For Irish Catholic-turned-ultra-Orthodox comic, the journey is the joke
With a possible TV deal in the offing, Yisrael Campbell brings new material to Jerusalem's Khan Theater for a trial run
By Jessica Steinberg
The cast of "The MeshugaNutcracker! The Chanukah Musical," including guest star Bruce Vilance (center), in 2016. A film version of the musical comedy will be screened on Dec. 19, 2017 (Courtesy: Guggenheim Entertainment)
December 18, 2017, 10:25 pm
Hanukkah gets a kitschy ‘Nutcracker’ treatment for the holiday’s last night
The film version of a musical comedy based on Festival of Lights to screen at hundreds of US movie theaters on December 19
By Matt Lebovic
American comedian Jerry Seinfeld performs in Tel Aviv on December 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 16, 2017, 11:29 pm
Seinfeld: Israeli Jews not as whiny as New York Jews
Ahead of Tel Aviv shows, comedian says in TV interview that he first thought of a career in stand-up while cutting banana leaves on a kibbutz at age 15
By TOI staff
Abbi Jacobson (left) and Ilana Glazer, the co-creators of 'Broad City.' (courtesy)
December 16, 2017, 3:32 am
Get ready for more chaos, humor, and chutzpah as ‘Broad City’ preps a 5th season
But first, check out the latest run of Comedy Central's hit feminist-Jewish-millennial show that addresses all the burning Jewy issues. And hair
By Anna Katz
Judd Apatow in his new Netflix stand up special, 'The Return.' (Screenshot)
December 13, 2017, 5:52 pm
‘We are the Jews who cried Nazi,’ says Judd Apatow in stand up Netflix special
Filmmaker known for titles such as '40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up' returns to the comedy stage after a 25-year hiatus to dish on Trump, raising daughters and his film career
By Tracy Frydberg
Rachel Brosnahan plays a spurned Jewish Upper West Side wife who discovers a hidden talent for comedy in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' (Screenshot)
December 13, 2017, 12:39 am
Amazon gifts us 8 marvelous episodes of Jewish dramedy like we’ve never seen
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' is a successful character-driven period piece that's both old and new, putting caustic humor in the skillful hands of a strong female lead
By Jordan Hoffman
The cast of 'Soon by You' from left: Sara Scur, Nathan Shapiro, Noam Harary, Danny Hoffman, Jessica Schechter, and Leah Gottfried. (Courtesy/Abbie Sophia)
December 6, 2017, 4:03 pm
Watch it here first: Modern Orthodox dating games in a new ‘Soon by You’
The season finale of the cult web comedy comes out Dec 6 -- and along with an interview with creator Leah Gottfried, Times of Israel has the online premiere
By Yaakov Schwartz
Comic Jerry Seinfeld (right) with his old friend and fellow comedian Mark Schiff. (Courtesy Mark Schiff)
December 2, 2017, 8:25 am
Jerry Seinfeld’s best friend is always along for the ride
Comedian Mark Schiff has known the creator of the 'show about nothing' for 40 years; now he's the warm-up act
By Jessica Steinberg
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