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Jewish comedian wins Emmy for HBO special about New York sit-down with neo-Nazis

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Emotion overwhelmed comedian Alex Edelman while accepting an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his “Just for Us” HBO comedy special as part of the awards show on Sunday night. Standing on...

WATCH: Seinfeld gets emotional talking about Israel trip

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Visiting Israel after the Oct. 7 atrocities “was the most powerful experience of my life,” American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld said in an interview with journalist Bari Weiss released on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Brooklynite became...

‘I suggest you all do it’: Tiffany Haddish urges visiting Israel

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In an Instagram Live video she shot after boarding a plane to Israel on Tuesday, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish described the purpose of her trip, calling it “educational.” “I need to go see for myself, I’m one of those people,”...
Eretz Nehederet. Source: Screenshot.

US actor Michael Rapaport appears in Israeli satirical show

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American-Jewish actor Michael Rapaport arrived in Israel on Tuesday morning to appear in the satirical show Eretz Nehederet. Since the brutal Hamas attack on southwestern Israel on Oct. 7, Rapaport, who is known for his portrayal...
Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G speaking to the Harvard class of 2004 in front of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass. June 9, 2004. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen to revive comedic persona Ali G

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As the Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s character would say: “Booyakasha!” The dim-witted, “hip-hop journalist” Ali G, who duped celebrities and politicians alike decades ago with nonsensical interview questions, will headline a new stand-up tour, Variety reported. (Someone close...
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‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ star Paul Reubens dies at age 70

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“Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing for the last six years,” a post on Paul Reubens’s Instagram account noted on Monday. “I have always felt a huge amount of...
Film director and comedian Mel Brooks at the 20th Century Fox lot on Oct. 23, 2014 in Century City, Calif. Credit: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock

For Mel Brooks, world history (no joke!) repeats itself

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Nearly 40 years after his “History of the World, Part I” debuted in 1981, Mel Brooks released “History of the World, Part II” on the eve of Purim, which began on March 6. Brooks (he’ll...

After beer incident goes viral, comedian uses Jimmy Kimmel performance to joke about growing...

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Jewish comedian Ariel Elias, the star of a recent viral video clip in which a beer is thrown at her on stage before she calmly chugs some of it, continued her newfound time in...
Elon Gold. Credit: Courtesy.

A festival of laughs comes to Brooklyn, N.Y.

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There are Jewish comedians. And then there is Jewish comedy. The first-ever Chosen Comedy Festival, set for Aug. 16 in Brooklyn, N.Y., will bring both. “There’s so much about Jewish comedy that is talked about in...
Actor Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, fellow actor, comedian and host of the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Jewish comedians react to Academy Awards ‘slap heard round the world’

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When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to approach fellow comedian and actor Chris Rock, the host of the show, many in the audience assumed it was...