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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
Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his film, "Rosewater," in New York, Nov. 7, 2014 (Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)
April 25, 2022, 5:45 am
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in humor
The veteran comic became a cultural and political force hosting ‘Daily Show,’ training a satirical eye on both politics and increasingly polarized national media
By ASHRAF KHALIL
Lior Schleien, shown here in a 2018 segment, is the host of the Israeli satirical show "Gav HaUma." (Screenshot from Facebook via JTA)
February 9, 2020, 1:04 am
Israeli Jon Stewart uneasy over political climate, but finds fodder for ridicule
Lior Schleien says his ‘Gav HaUma’ show aims to present his opinion ‘in the most interesting and funny’ way, not to go after Netanyahu; enjoys mocking MK Yair Lapid, his ex-boss
By Ben Sales
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on 'The Late Show' on CBS on November 27, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 30, 2018, 8:48 am
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert discuss favorite Bible characters
Former ‘The Daily Show’ host picks Isaac for enduring near-sacrifice, jokes story touches on the ‘foundation of Judaism: being rejected by your father’
By Ben Sales
Jon Stewart pretending to be made-up reporter Bernie Bernstein on 'The Daily Show' with host Trevor Noah, Nov. 16, 2017. (Screenshot from The Daily Show)
November 17, 2017, 7:47 pm
Jon Stewart crashes ‘Daily Show’ as a very Jewy ‘Bernie Bernstein’
‘You don’t need anti-Semitism to come on,’ host Trevor Noah assures his predecessor
By JTA
Egyptian Comedian Bassem Youssef poses at the SLS Hotel on April 6, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (AFP/Valerie Macon)
April 8, 2017, 4:03 am
New documentary on ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ follows Arab Spring turmoil
‘Tickling Giants’ chronicles satirist Bassem Youssef’s story against the backdrop of political upheavals in his home country
By AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on February 16, 2017, at the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
February 17, 2017, 9:07 pm
Chuck Todd and others ask: Why won’t Trump denounce anti-Semitism?
Media and Jewish groups alike seek to understand president’s ‘worrisome and puzzling’ reaction to uptick in attacks on Jews
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Trevor Noah poses for a portrait at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
November 23, 2016, 4:43 am
Why ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah had a bar mitzvah
After his mom converted to Judaism when he was a child in South Africa, she threw him a party for his 13th birthday which no one came to
By Josefin Dolsten
The famously agitated Jewish comedian Lewis Black is returning to Broadway. (Clay McBride/via JTA)
August 27, 2016, 12:33 am
Anger becomes comedian Lewis Black
America’s most irate funnyman nearly became a rabbi, but thankfully he reserves his acrimony for adoring audiences
By Curt Schleier
2015 pop culture collage (JTA)
December 31, 2015, 3:38 am
10 Jewish pop culture moments from 2015
Tribal standouts from Lil Dicky to Larry, Star Wars to ‘J’ wars
By Gabe Friedman
Jon Stewart hosts his last 'Daily Show' in New York City on August 6, 2015. (Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central/AFP)
November 4, 2015, 4:42 am
Jon Stewart signs 4-year deal with HBO
Comedian’s first project for premium cable network will involve timely short-form digital content
By JTA
Trevor Noah and host Jon Stewart appear on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on August 6, 2015 in New York City. (Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central/AFP)
September 28, 2015, 10:59 pm
But is he funny? Trevor Noah slides into Stewart’s seat
South African comic making his debut as the heir to The Daily Show legend who he calls a ‘Jewish Yoda’
By AFP
TV host Jon Stewart during a taping of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' in New York, November 30, 2011 (AP/Brad Barket, File)
August 7, 2015, 1:08 am
Jon Stewart’s top 10 ‘Daily Show’ moments
Ahead of his last show, after 2,600 editions and 16 years, here are some of the comedian’s most memorable quips
By AP
Jon Stewart (Right) and Senator Chuck Schumer on The Daily Show, July 23, 2015 (Comedy Central screen capture)
July 25, 2015, 3:43 am
Jon Stewart reviews his Jewish bent
Senator Chuck Schumer helps departing Daily Show host remember his most Hebrewish moments
By JTA
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart and his successor Trevor Noah (screen capture: YouTube)
April 8, 2015, 3:28 am
Jon Stewart backs new Daily Show host
Trevor Noah landed in hot water over series of tweets perceived to be anti-Semitic, misogynistic
By JTA
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