Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools
The "Borat" star is dipping into Jewish folklore with a new kid-friendly animated special about the silly shtetl
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The Schmooze Isla Fisher Wins ‘Funniest Poland Holocaust Bill Protest,’ By Going Skiing
Human charm-machine Isla Fisher, star of “Wedding Crashers” and spouse of Sacha Baron Cohen, is icing out the Polish government over the nation’s controversial new Holocaust bill. The bill, which passed on Thursday in the Polish senate, would make it illegal to blame any Polish people for any crimes related to the Holocaust. Fisher, an…
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The Schmooze 9 Jews (at Least!) To Watch Out For at the Oscars
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably moderately aware that the 88th annual Academy Awards are on Sunday. The Jews will be making quite the appearance in the three-hour special: as nominees, presenters and plotlines. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” had nerds of all backgrounds hyperventilating with excitement last year. It also caught…
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The Schmooze Does This Spider Look Like Borat?
This is not a joke. An Indian software engineer snapped a picture of a spider that he swears looks exactly like Borant, the Kazakhstani character played Sacha Baron Cohen character, the Daily Mail reported. Anand Joshi, 24, reportedly found the mustachioed, mankini-legged lookalike outside his house in Bangalore. Check out the picture here. What do…
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