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Israeli comedians

Comic Shahar Cohen from 'That Girl in the Alert Room,' March 2026 (Courtesy)
April 8, 2026, 11:38 pm
Shahar Cohen: ‘My life’ comic laughs about ‘managing the war’ with Nescafe in hand
Comedian and content creator of unforgettable Israeli and American cast of characters discusses life in wartime
By Jessica Steinberg
Screenshots from a mock video tour of Gaza created by Israeli comedian Guy Hochman, uploaded in November 2023. (YouTube)
January 20, 2026, 11:38 am
Israeli comedian said held for 6 hours at Toronto airport after Hind Rajab complaint
Anti-Israel foundation accuses Guy Hochman of ‘incitement’ linked to Gaza war due to videos with soldiers; he later performs for local Jews, is attacked by protesters outside hall
By Michael Horovitz
Stand-up comedian/Israel advocate Yohay Sponder. (Limor Azran Garfinkle)
January 20, 2025, 6:58 am
Amsterdam club cancels Israeli comedian’s show after antisemitic threats
Yohay Sponder’s Jan. 25 performance moved to new location, which will only be revealed to ticket holders on the day
By Zev Stub
Stand-up comedian/Israel advocate Yohay Sponder. (Limor Azran Garfinkle)
December 28, 2024, 3:29 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 28: Day 449 – Yochay Sponder on telling post-Oct. 7 truth, with laughs
Considering it his ‘reserve duty,’ the veteran Israeli comedian uses his heavily Hebrew-inflected English to point out global hypocrisy and remind the world that Israelis want peace
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Stand-up comedian/Israel advocate Yochay Sponder. (Limor Azran Garfinkle)
December 27, 2024, 8:56 am
What Matters Now to comedian Yochay Sponder: Post-Oct. 7 truth — with laughs
Considering it his ‘reserve duty,’ the veteran Israeli comedian uses his heavily Hebrew-inflected English to point out global hypocrisy and remind the world that Israelis want peace
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A screenshot from a mock video tour of a damaged hotel in Gaza created by Israeli comedian Guy Hochman on January 6, 2024. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 7, 2024, 6:38 pm
Israeli comedian slammed for ‘disgraceful’ mock tour video amid Gaza ruins
In a damaged Gaza hotel that he says is in ‘south of Israel,’ Guy Hochman – on reserve duty as ‘chief smiles officer’ – displays ‘Arab-Nazi kitchen with an oven for burning people’
By ToI Staff
Einat Admony, the pioneering Israeli chef who brought couscous and other Israeli treats to her New York restaurants. (Maya & Michelle Creative)
May 19, 2022, 2:09 am
Israeli star chef Einat Admony cooks up a new gig: Standup comedy
The culinary queen credited with popularizing Israeli food in the US is revamping the Comedy Cellar’s Olive Tree Cafe — and dishing out some off-menu jokes onstage
By julia GERGELY
Noam Shuster-Eliassi with corona couture. (Courtesy/ Instagram)
May 6, 2020, 11:10 pm
LISTEN: Israeli comic with COVID-19 does sick comedy for captive hotel audience
Harvard fellowship cut short, one-woman show postponed, and stricken with virus, Noam Shuster-Eliassi finds plenty to laugh about with diverse crowd of fellow patients in Jerusalem
By Rich Tenorio
Comic Yonatan Gruber turned an intensive workshop with his mother about how to use Zoom during the coronavirus into a viral video (Courtesy Yonatan Gruber)
May 5, 2020, 10:18 am
Israeli comic teaches mom to Zoom, scores video hit
Yonatan Gruber’s patient tech lesson with his mother pays off, as his clip gains a following for its hilarious relatability
By Jessica Steinberg
Cast members of satiric comedy show, 'Eretz Nehederet,' singing about being home with the family during the coronavirus (Courtesy Eretz Nehederet)
March 27, 2020, 2:30 pm
Stuck at home, ‘Eretz Nehederet’ TV comics sing about virus closure
Satirists from the popular series gather on Zoom with their families for ditty about long days in lockdown mode
By Jessica Steinberg
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
Comedian Elon Gold talks at John Jay College in New York, February 26, 2017. He has incorporated Jew-hatred into his comedy sets for years. (Shahar Azran/Getty Images/via JTA)
July 27, 2019, 6:17 am
Jewish comedians aim to deflate modern anti-Semitism with laughs
‘The only way we can fight them is by mocking them and exposing the ignorance of their bigotry,’ said Elon Gold ahead of the July 22 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal
By Steve North
Comedian Judy Gold. (Courtesy)
May 27, 2018, 5:56 am
In an erstwhile yeshiva boy’s comedy club, Jewish jokes reign supreme
Are Jews funnier because they suffered? The Times of Israel asks three New York comics who regularly perform at Yeshiva University alum Dani Zoldan’s renowned venue, Stand Up NY
By Michelle Divon
Comic Shlomo 'BabyBaby' Shmuel will perform his one-man show at The Eighth Hullageb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival in December (Courtesy Esther Wonde)
November 16, 2017, 8:49 am
Trailblazing Ethiopian-Israeli comic finds laughs in life’s serious experiences
Shlomo ‘BabyBaby’ Shmuel shows that everything from injera bread to racism and insensitivies can be fodder for jokes
By Jessica Steinberg
Clockwise, from left: Israeli comedians Yossi Tarablus, Shachar Hasson, and Yohai Sponder. (Courtesy)
October 13, 2017, 10:29 am
Israel exports laughs to London as comedians take the stage in Covent Garden
Funnymen Yossi Tarablus, Shachar Hasson, and Yohai Sponder translate the perils and pitfalls of Israeli life at two English performances in the British capital
By Jenni Frazer
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