jewish comedians

Orny Adams is headlining the 'Ethnic Show' at Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs festival. (Courtesy of Just For Laughs/via JTA)

July 26, 2018, 10:58 am

Comedian Orny Adams talks about his Jewish background (just not onstage)

The observational humorist skips the identity politics and pokes fun at the 'small things that bother us every day'

By Steve North

Writer-director Rob Reiner poses for a portrait in New York, May 2, 2016 (Brian Ach/Invision/AP)

July 22, 2018, 1:11 am

Rob Reiner says family’s comic dynasty has some royal fans

In an interview with The Guardian, the filmmaker talks about the quintessentially non-Jewish UK monarchy's fandom, and explains why he's not running for office

By Yaakov Schwartz

Sacha Baron Cohen in Who Is America?, July 2018 (YouTube screenshot)

July 16, 2018, 8:51 am

Sacha Baron Cohen is back befuddling folks who should really know better

First episode of 'Who Is America' snares Bernie Sanders and Trent Lott, and sees Cohen as an Israeli character trying to get gun-rights advocates to endorse arming preschoolers

By Mark Kennedy

Rachel Brosnahan won for best actress in a television series - musical or comedy for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, January 8, 2018. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

July 13, 2018, 8:05 am

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ Sarah Silverman’s show snag Emmy nods

Rachel Brosnahan, the non-Jewish star of very Jewy ’Maisel,’ nominated for best lead actress in a comedy series; notably missing: Roseanne Barr

By JTA

Mike Reiss, writer for 'The Simpsons,' and the animated cast. (Sarah/Wikimedia Commons/ Bago Games)

June 23, 2018, 3:44 am

In NY, ‘The Simpsons’ writer strikes comedic gold with behind-the-scenes patter

On a book tour, Mike Reiss, one of the show's key architects, is full of anecdotes from his years working on the series -- as well as growing up Jewish in Connecticut

By Jordan Hoffman

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

The cast of Seinfeld. (Wikimedia Commons, Andromedoide)

May 17, 2018, 3:48 am

Over 70 hours of new footage revealed for 20th anniversary of ‘Seinfeld’ finale

Some of our favorite Jewish moments in honor of the groundbreaking sitcom which ended this week in 1998

By Yaakov Schwartz

Rachel Bloom at the Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, January 11, 2018. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Critics’ Choice Awards/via JTA)

May 7, 2018, 11:20 pm

Rachel Bloom on Michelle Wolf, her first film and post-‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

The 31-year-old shock comedy goddess and TV star reveals that her show's fourth season will be its last, but hopes to carry her feminist momentum into future projects

By Curt Schleier

In this December 1, 1977, file photo, comedian Gilda Radner appears on the set of 'Saturday Night Live,' in New York. A documentary about the comedian kicked off the 17th Tribeca Film Festival. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

April 19, 2018, 1:47 pm

In ‘Love, Gilda,’ Radner is indeed lovable. The film — not so much

Opening this year's Tribeca Film Festival, docu is a loving testament to a great 20th century comedian, but lacks the nuance and depth of its star

By Jordan Hoffman

Zach Braff stars in the new ABC sitcom 'Alex, Inc.' (ABC/Tony Rivetti/via JTA)

March 28, 2018, 12:14 pm

Zach Braff is happy he’s back on TV. ‘Scrubs’ fans should be, too

On the new primetime sitcom 'Alex, Inc.,' the star brings back the funny with a character based on the real-life Jewish podcast pioneer who founded Gimlet Media

By Curt Schleier

Kelly Barbieri (l) editor in chief of The Fresh Toast and comic, writer and Letterman alum Jena Friedman (r) at The Fresh Toast Launch Party at Campeon, New York, on October 5, 2016. (Amy Sussman/Invision for The Fresh Toast/AP Images)

February 16, 2018, 6:23 am

Comedian Jena Friedman: It’s easier to be a neo-Nazi than a woman right now

The Jewish comic appears on Conan and focuses mainly on two subjects in her set: misogyny and neo-Nazis

By Gabe Friedman

In this December 10, 1965, file photo, the US comedy team of Marty Allen, left, and Steve Rossi, is making their first film on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David F. Smith, File)

February 13, 2018, 10:20 am

Comedian Marty Allen dies in Las Vegas at 95

Jewish humorist, a link to a generation of long-dead superstars, kept making audiences laugh into his mid-90s

By AP

Amy Schumer speaking about her film 'Trainwreck' at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 19, 2015. (JTA/Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

February 2, 2018, 5:39 pm

Amy Schumer says first sexual experience was ‘flat-out rape’

Comedian addresses #MeToo movement, accusations against friend Aziz Ansari. 'I don’t think anyone wants to see his career ruined'

By TOI staff

Connie Sawyer, Hollywood's oldest working actress, died at 105. (YouTube)

January 25, 2018, 11:06 am

Hollywood’s oldest working actress Connie Sawyer dies at 105

Born as Rosie Cohen into an Orthodox Jewish family, the Hollywood star's acting career spanned nine decades

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