How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Bella, which premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival last summer, tells an intricate story that works on two levels. On the ...
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This Jewish comedy was the summer’s sleeper hit — and you’ve probably never heard of it

The Forward brings you independent, nonprofit journalism with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis of the Middle East, campus conflicts, and more. Sign up for the free morning newsletter today. At a ...
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'Marty Supreme' is a classic American Jewish dark comedy

The plaudits have not been in short supply for Marty Supreme, the new biopic about a talented American ping-pong player who ...
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S.F.'s Christmas tradition - Jewish comedy in a Chinese restaurant - returns

One of comedian Elayne Boosler's secret weapons is her post-punchline smile. It was there on David Letterman's show in the 1980s, when she joked about why women like slot machines, and decades later ...

Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar — and a roomful of Jewish writers

In a recent public conversation, David Margolick — a longtime journalist and author — reflected on Caesar’s rise, his Jewish ...
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Jewish comedy : a serious history / Jeremy Dauber

Introduction: A joke, two definitions, seven themes, four warnings, and another joke -- What's so funny about anti-semitism? -- Not-so-nice Jewish doctors -- The wit of the Jews -- A view from the ...
The Jewish Exponent

Jewish Emmy Nominees Include Larry David and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in a Last Hurrah

TV’s most Jewish comedy has one more chance to grab some statues on its way out the door. The 12th and final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David’s long-running HBO sitcom, was nominated for ...
The Times of Israel

Might comedians Modi and Elon Gold be today’s most powerful teachers of Jewish identity?

It may have been an evening of comedy that had the audience rolling, but the hysterically funny material actually educated several thousand people in one swoop about Gemara, Israel, Zionism, Hebrew, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish comedian Gary Gulman’s new one-man show will make you laugh — and probably cry

“Grandiloquent,” playing at the West Village’s Lucille Lortel Theatre through Feb. 8, is both deeply personal and extremely Jewish. Jewish stand-up comedian Gary Gulman is trying a new approach in his ...
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Uniting laughter: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian comedians come together for 'Comedy for Peace'

“Comedy for Peace” — a group of stand-up comedians from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities — will share the stage in early December in South Florida to unite all faiths through humor and mutual ...
Jewish United Fund

‘The Jewish is right up front’

Stand-up comedian Mordechai Rosenfeld distinguishes between "comedians who are Jewish," and "Jewish comedians"--and he classifies himself in the latter category. "The Jewish is right up front," said ...
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Jewish comedians have stand-up shows axed from Edinburgh Fringe venues as bar staff 'feel unsafe'

Jewish comedians due to perform at Edinburgh Fringe have had their shows cancelled due to bar staff having 'safety concerns'. Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were due to perform at the Whistlebinkies ...