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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

humor

'What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine,' an exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum, features Norman Mingo's 1973 cover illustration for MAD Magazine #156 depicting Alfred E. Neuman as a character in 'Fiddler on the Roof.' (JTA Photo; MAD and all related elements © & ™ E.C. Publications. Courtesy of DC. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.)
August 31, 2024, 5:57 am
Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine
‘What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine’ runs at the Norman Rockwell Museum through October 27, showcasing the periodical’s American satire with Jewish bite
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Mullahs on missile-driven magic carpets (Matthew Morgenstern)
April 14, 2024, 9:57 am
Iran attack draws dark humor from captive Israeli audience
From politics to Passover, nothing is sacred as Israelis take to social media to ward off wartime jitters
By ToI Staff
Liat Harlev as a BBC anchor, and Yuval Semo, playing Middle East correspondent Harry Whiteguilt, lampoon a BBC report about the bombing of a Gaza hospital, in a skit screened on October 28, 2023. (Screenshot from Eretz Nehederet. Keshet Channel 12, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
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
Noah Segan in 'Blood Relatives' (Shudder)
November 25, 2022, 1:48 am
In new comedic horror film, Holocaust survivor vampire faces his surprise daughter
Noah Segan writes, directs, and acts in ‘Blood Relatives,’ a not-too-bloody road trip movie with an uplifting message about family and the benefits of uniting in the face of evil
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The cast of characters created by former and current cast members from the award-winning satirical show 'Eretz Nehederet,' celebrating 20 years of comedy (Courtesy Channel 12 Facebook)
October 9, 2022, 4:30 pm
Israel’s favorite sketch comedy show celebrates 20 years of political satire
Keshet’s award-winning ‘Eretz Nehederet’ marks two decades of pushing the envelope with humor that has offered a mirror of Israeli society and politics
By Jessica Steinberg
Comedian Judy Gold. (Anne Whitman)
June 16, 2022, 4:10 am
Can you laugh at that? Comedian Judy Gold on where to draw the line – then cross it
The comic, a proud gay Jewish mom, is moderating a June 16 panel on humor in today’s world where working comedians will weigh in on how they navigate hatred and hypersensitivity
By Cathryn J. Prince
Taika Waititi, center, playing Hitler, wrote and directed 'Jojo Rabbit.' Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via JTA)
April 8, 2021, 8:03 am
Podcast: Too soon? Israeli scholar explains why Holocaust humor is here to stay
Granddaughter of survivors Dr. Liat Steir-Livny says analyzing the use of Shoah jokes in contemporary Israeli society offers a window into sabra souls
By ToI Staff
Taika Waititi, center, playing Hitler, wrote and directed 'Jojo Rabbit.' Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via JTA)
July 7, 2020, 8:44 am
Holocaust humor upends mainstream history. Scholars say it’s no laughing matter
In a collection of essays by Holocaust researchers, ‘Laughter After’ explains that humor has always been part of the Holocaust’s ‘memorial landscape’ and shows public engagement
By Matt Lebovic
Yair Bernstein has been posting jokes for his Chicago neighbors throughout the pandemic quarantine. (Courtesy of Bernstein/ via JTA)
June 5, 2020, 3:54 am
Israeli’s daily ‘dad jokes’ make Chicagoans laugh during dark times
Yair Bernstein wants to spread smiles, and his pandemic humor has really caught on among people sick of isolation
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Author David Rakoff during an interview in Toronto, 2010 (Frank Gunn/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)
May 14, 2020, 6:14 am
Locked down? Open up to… David Rakoff’s defensively pessimistic wit
Award-winning humorist, who died at age 47, would have had lots to say about today’s tumultuous world
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Comedian Jonathan Barak (courtesy)
March 24, 2020, 3:32 am
Heard the one about Hitler killing another Jew? My kid told it during quarantine
LISTEN: Only in Israel can a coronavirus patient with a wicked sense of humor become a celeb. Funnymen Jonathan Barak, Asaf Beiser, Benji Lovitt and Yisrael Campbell explain why
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
From left: Alan Zweibel, Adam Mansbach, and Dave Barry. (Courtesy)
October 12, 2019, 4:12 am
Cuttingly funny guide to Jews (and foreskins) puts a laugh track to yiddishkeit
Comedians Dave Barry, Adam Mansbach, and Alan Zweibel come out with another primer on the Tribe that will have you howling so hard you’ll forget to call your mother
By Jordan Hoffman
Netflix's Historical Roasts host Jeff Ross wore a yellow armband with a Star of David on it in an episode about Anne Frank, May 27, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
June 13, 2019, 11:40 am
Jewish comedian Jeff Ross defends Netflix roast of Anne Frank
‘You can’t take back the lives lost, but by making Hitler and the Nazis a joke, I think that’s a victory,’ comic says day before what would have been famed diarist’s 90th birthday
By Josefin Dolsten
This Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 file photo shows the humanoid robot "Alter" on display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo. Understanding humor may be one of the last things that separates humans from ever smarter machines, computer scientists and linguists say. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
April 1, 2019, 5:06 am
No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke
Humans are struggling to teach computers comedy. Just ask an Israeli scientist heading an IBM project to write a program to win a debate: He’s limited to just one attempt at a joke
By Seth Borenstein
An 'Enlightenment' scene with guests in the home of Moses Mendelssohn, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, 1856. (Public domain)
November 25, 2018, 6:48 am
Early ‘Jewish jokes’ are anything but funny, argues new book
Very little is known about the origins of Jewish jokes, but one expert has started to unravel the mystery — and he’s not amused
By Matt Lebovic
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