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Israeli comic Matan Peretz is back on the performance circuit after taking a break to fight in the Gaza War -- as well as figure out how to be funny in a time of historic horror.
PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 28 (UPI) --Between the Temples, which screened online at the Sundance Film Festival, follows Cha Cha Real Smooth, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and Keeping Up with the ...
“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 ...
On the morning of Oct. 7, Israeli stand-up comedian Erik Angel knew he would have to cancel his show scheduled for that Saturday night in New York. He had spent the day before celebrating his wedding ...
For a man who came of age at the turn of the century, comedian Josh Gondelman is holding up well. He has all his teeth. Mentally as well as physically, he is vigorous. He is capable of standing and ...
When Mel Brooks was filming “The Producers,” he recalled an executive approaching him and saying, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” Brooks said he would fire the actor, but never ...
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 ...
Gianmarco Soresi will perform at Hollywood Improv and on The Leaning In Tour. When tickets went on sale for Gianmarco Soresi’s “The Leaning In Tour,” including 75 shows across 24 cities, some of his ...
About to play a string of sold out shows in Tel Aviv, with a US tour to follow, Mario Adrion has built a career riffing on his Jewish wife and joking about taboo topics, including in his special, 'My ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Brett Gelman to Judy Gold, how Jewish comics are keeping the Chosen People smiling. In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack ...
In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...