Posts Tagged: Jewish Comedians
Jewish Comedians Bring ‘Unorthodox’ Comedy to a Synagogue in New York
Instead of talking about sex, she would use the term “making challah.” That’s what comic Chani Lisbon told the audience of more than 80 people who...
Celebs Save Purim With Slapstick Spiel to Benefit Charity
Purim is the time when Jews like to party. But with more than 500,000 Americans dead from COVID-19, great economic loss, and social restrictions, it...
Comedian Will Head to Israel Armed With Passover Punch-Lines
Is it permissible to make jokes during the Passover seder? “Of course,” says comedian Eli Lebowicz. "It’s the only way to get people to stay awake.” The...
Don Rickles’ Rabbi on Late Insult Comic: ‘From the President to Frank Sinatra, He Made Us All Feel Like Equals’
Famed insult comic Don Rickles "did not discriminate" and made everyone feel like an equal target of his jokes, his former rabbi said in an...
Mel Brooks Among Jewish Stars Eulogizing Comedic Film Giant Gene Wilder on Social Media
Jewish celebrities have flooded Twitter with tributes to comedic giant Gene Wilder, who died on Sunday at the age of 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Director Mel Brooks...
No Joke: Making Jewish Humor by Ruth Wisse (REVIEW)
Count on Ruth Wisse, an interpreter of genius, a Daniel come to judgment, a moral voice such as the parsimonious invisible powers bestow on us...
New Film ‘When Comedy Went to School’ Explores the Genesis of the Jewish Comedian (VIDEO)
"Why do Jewish people represent such a small percentage of the overall population but such an overwhelmingly large percentage of well-known comedians?" This question...
‘The Fat Jew’ Gives Spinning Class to Homeless People on Parked CitiBikes (VIDEO)
A New York comedian known as "The Fat Jew" has taken it upon himself to tone the city's homeless people, using the SoulCycle method and...
“Poor Man’s Jackie Mason” Making a Name
When Elon Gold took to the stage this summer at the Scranton Cultural Center in Pennsylvania, audience members may have initially recognized him...
Jack Black Sings So His Child Can Go to Hebrew School (VIDEO)
Actor and comedian Jack Black is trying to send his kids to Hebrew school and according to him, it was a Passover song that helped...
Groucho’s Persona Lives On
For many reasons, Groucho Marx lives on a quarter century after his death. One of those reasons is Frank Ferrante, whose one-man show, "An...
