Tag: Comedy
Jewish comedians react to Academy Awards ‘slap heard round the world’
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...
Gary Gulman: From ‘great depresh’ to great success
For more than two decades, Gary Gulman has made a good living making people laugh, so it was a shock to many to hear something was making him cry. The Jewish comedian, who will...
Fellow comedians recall Bob Saget, quintessentially Jewish funnyman, who died at age 65
Robert (“Bob”) Saget was best known as the understanding and loving father Danny Tanner in the ABC hit sitcom “Full House.” As a recently widowed father of DJ, Stephanie and Michelle (Candice Cameron Bure,...
Netflix defends Dave Chappelle’s comedy special featuring ‘Space Jews’ joke
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the streaming service will not remove Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special “The Closer,” which has faced a backlash for featuring controversial comments, including an anti-Semitic joke.
After “The Closer” premiered...
Jews need to opt out of the ‘woke victim’ competition
Maybe the problem is that we should stop paying so much attention to what comedians say. Too much of our national discourse has become the function of what writers for late-night comedy shows say...
Cancel culture is no laughing matter
Comedian Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, “The Closer,” is making the rounds but not for its hilarity. No, its high ratings can be attributed to the venom that it has elicited from the mainstream...
Legendary Jewish stand-up comedian Jackie Mason dies at 93
Jackie Mason, a former rabbi who went from Catskills comic to hit one-man shows, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93.
Mason died at 6 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. His...
Jewish comedic actor, box-office star of ‘Beethoven’ Charles Grodin dies at 86
Jewish actor Charles Grodin died of cancer at his home in Wilton, Conn, on Tuesday. He was 86 years old.
He was “one of the funniest people I ever met … , ” tweeted Steve...
Grammy 2021: Tiffany Haddish wins with “Black Mitzvah”
The Grammys awards ceremony is the panacea for every musical artist. While lights are always taken by other categories, comedy is also highly coveted. This year, the sense of humor so characteristic of the...
Residents of TV comedy ‘South Park’ get vaccinated for COVID, courtesy of Israel
Just weeks after “Saturday Night Live” aired a “news” segment that said Israel was only vaccinating the “Jewish half” of the country, another comedic television program, “South Park,” is being praised for its take...