comedy

Michael Che on SNL: 'Whether you're Muslim or Jewish, y'all need Jesus!'

In a four-minute skit, SNL hosts make a series of jokes, among them one about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Actor Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', dead at 61

Braugher was also a regular on stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival, winning an off-Broadway Obie Award in 1997 for the title role in "Henry V."

By REUTERS
13/12/2023
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez attend comedy night for Gaza charity

The funds raised from the comedy show were donated to ANERA, a charity accused of being highly political and biased.

Israel-Hamas war: Comedy to enjoy for wartime gallows humor

Jews have a rich tradition of gallows humor, and Israeli comedians have stepped up to do what they can to raise morale, even during the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

Fearful flyers are the focus of comedy ‘Northern Comfort’ - review

Northern Comfort, which combines a fear-of-flying comedy with a trope about people getting stuck in an out-of-the-way place, is gentle entertainment filled with good performances by familiar faces.

Comedians around the country offer comic relief during Israel-Gaza war

Even as the country reels from anger and sorrow in the wake of Hamas's brutal attack on Israel, comedians are managing to make smiles.

18/11/2023

Israeli satire show pokes fun at BBC in new skit featuring Yahya Sinwar interview

Israel’s longest-running political satire program, "Eretz Nehederet," has tackled issues regarding the war with what the director calls an "old Jewish secret: laughing in the face of death."

Life of Jewish-American comedian Albert Brooks shown in new documentary

If you know Albert Brooks and his comedy, you’ll be eager to see this movie, and if you’re not familiar with him, this is a great way to find out who he is.

Israeli Flags and US flags

An all-Jewish, all-queer lineup of comedians takes the stage at New York Comedy Festival

Catch Big Yenta Energy with Raye Schiller at Club Cumming on Nov. 8 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $12.

By JULIA GERGELY/JTA
08/11/2023

BBC parody skit slams anti-Israel bias, goes viral

Yuval Semmo, playing a BBC reporter, says he is reporting from the “illegal colony of Tel Aviv" and praises Hamas as “the most credible not terrorist organization in the world.”

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