How Gene Wilder became such a unique Jewish comedian
Wilder had an atypical approach to Jewish humor
Wilder had an atypical approach to Jewish humor
A new Judd Apatow-directed documentary on HBO leads our critic to revisit an album he loved in sixth grade
Though the stand-up comic opposed all religions, he followed in the tradition of Amos, Isaiah and Jeremiah
In “Oh God, A Show About Abortion,” the Jewish comedian mines her own experience for jokes.
Gilbert Gottfried, the onetime voice of the Aflac duck, the “Aladdin” parrot Iago and the filthiest roaster on any dais, has died at the age of 67. On the comedian’s Twitter page, Gottfried’s family announced that he had passed after a long illness. pic.twitter.com/STHhfpVSKU — Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert) April 12, 2022 Known for his adenoidal…
Feeling cheerfully kvetchy about Neil Simon is a very Neil Simon way to feel
In its long history, the Purim story has had its fair share of reboots. Because, in every generation, a new Haman arrives to oppress us, that genocidal adviser has worn the face of Hitler and, when Stalin suffered a stroke on Purim, averting his own dire plans for Jews, he wore a different mustache entirely….
When people today use the term “Yiddish comedy”, they usually mean a standup act or film in English with Yiddish words tacked on for comic effect. The online comedy web series, “YidLife Crisis”, created and starring Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, is completely different. As many of you saw with their hilarious clip on Jewish…
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