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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 56
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November 24, 2023, 12:49 pm
Comedians defend Israel the best way they know how: Make ’em laugh
In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught, many are using humor to push back against what they see as a propaganda war against Israel and Jews
By
Amy Klein
June 16, 2023, 12:14 pm
Jewish celebrities roast antisemitism in packed LA comedy event
Howie Mandel, Rachel Bloom and others make fun of Kanye West, Donald Trump and Hitler as part of effort to fight antisemitism
By
jacob gurvis
May 22, 2023, 4:58 pm
Why Nikki Glaser says her stand-up show in Tel Aviv will be ‘the best of the tour’
The comedian, podcaster and reality TV show star says she has ignored calls to cancel Saturday’s Israel show since ‘I just want to tell jokes for people who want to hear them’
By
Amy Spiro
May 12, 2023, 3:44 am
New comedy stars Jason Schwartzman as cantor, Carol Kane as his student
US Jewish actors take center stage in ‘Between the Temples,’ which has been self described as an ‘anxious comedy’
By
Gabe Friedman
March 19, 2023, 5:04 pm
Adam Sandler to be awarded Mark Twain Prize for lifetime in comedy
Actor rose to fame on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ starred in slapstick comedies ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ and ‘Happy Gilmore,’ shined in drama ‘Uncut Gems’
By
ASHRAF KHALIL
March 11, 2023, 8:54 am
The real story behind Jewish family comedy ‘iMordecai’
Homegrown director Marvin Samel jumps behind the camera to film Judd Hirsch in the leading role based on Samel’s colorful – and barely believable – real-life father
By
Stephen Silver
March 8, 2023, 1:57 am
A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’
In new biography, Jeremy Dauber breaks down how the comedian and director just couldn’t help being a loving iconoclast skewering the establishment
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
March 7, 2023, 5:45 am
Is that (still) funny? Scholar explores generational shifts in Jewish humor
In her new book, ‘Funny, You Don’t Look Funny,’ Jennifer Caplan traces attitudes toward American Jewish comedy from Philip Roth to ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘SNL’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
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Amy Spiro
March 6, 2023, 2:00 am
In Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World Part II,’ Jewish jokes reign
Out March 6, the eve of Purim, the long-awaited sequel to the classic 1981 film co-produced by comedian Nick Kroll revolves around Jewish history — and skewers it
By
Jackie Hajdenberg
February 12, 2023, 4:43 am
Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld, a mainstay for Orthodox audiences, is gay. So what?
After a recent Variety article that drew attention to his orientation, the US religious funnyman doubles down on his cultural identity – and fans are overwhelmingly supportive
By
Jackie Hajdenberg
February 10, 2023, 8:23 am
US-born Israeli comics explain local life (and cats) in fun, wise book ‘Israel 201’
Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt launch their ‘Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land’
By
Jessica Steinberg
February 8, 2023, 11:44 am
John Cleese to return for reboot of iconic sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’
‘Monty Python’ star will reprise role as Basil Fawlty, working alongside long-lost daughter, to be played by his real-life child Camilla; Rob Reiner on board as executive producer
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AFP
January 10, 2023, 4:54 pm
Conan O’Brien’s latest podcast guest? A New York pulpit rabbi
David Schuck of New Rochelle’s Conservative Beth El Synagogue Center has a schmooze with the late-night host, who says he went to more bar mitzvahs than first communions as a kid
By
Jacob Henry
December 26, 2022, 3:57 am
How a standup show at a Chinese restaurant became a 30-year Jewish comedy tradition
Inspired by a gig that seemed like a joke, Lisa Geduldig started Kung Pao Kosher Comedy in 1993. It was an instant hit and now lures serious talent like Marc Maron and Margaret Cho
By
Jackie Hajdenberg
December 13, 2022, 11:50 pm
Zelensky cracks joke about ‘Jewish guys from Odesa’ on Letterman
In brief return to his past comedy career, Ukrainian president jokes about Russia’s military performance during appearance on the talk show host’s new series
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