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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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