Is the Golden Era of Jewish Comedy Coming to an End?

Not so fast. A new special from Raanan Hershberg shows how charged times can make for funnier jokes involving anxiety over ...

Jewish content streamer ChaiFlicks buys ‘On the Spectrum' in three-series deal with Yes Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Jewish content streamer ChaiFlicks has struck a deal for a trio of shows from Israel-based distributor Yes Studios ...
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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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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 ...
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The Purpose and Power of Jewish Humor: PW Talks with the Editors of ‘Wit Happens’

Scholars Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny, and Avinoam Patt discuss Jewish humor and satire as a global phenomenon as well as a historic strategy by an often-threatened minority for coping with difficult ...
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Tantrums, rancid meatloaf and family silver stuffed into underpants: the delicate art of the Holocaust comedy

Making light of one of the darkest horrors of the 20th century is a risky business – but a new generation is taking ownership of family histories by making space for human foibles, says an award-winni ...
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Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, a San Francisco tradition, returns for 33rd year

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, a Christmas tradition in San Francisco's Chinatown combines Jewish comedy and Chinese food. It was created ...
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Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ net 9 Oscar nominations for Jewish sports fable

(JTA) — It was a “Supreme” Oscar-nominations morning for Timothée Chalamet and the heavily Jewish period sports comedy he ...
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Chicks with Chutzpah

There’s a lot of great Jewish comedy in this country, which Susannah Perlman discovered while performing comedy/music acts of her own. “I kept on running into really wonderful acts — comedy and music, ...
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“The Many Mrs. Maisels: 20th-Century U.S. Jewish Female Stand-Up Comedians”

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...
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The 33rd Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant at Imperial Palace Restaurant

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant Is an institution in San Francisco. The shows began in 1993 and have taken place every year since. Kung Pao, which takes ...
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‘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 ...