Variety will also publish a series of online essays in conjunction with the event, including writings by Maron, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, Beanie Feldstein, Mayim Bialik.
The shows will raise money for the Koby Mandell Foundation, the largest provider of emotional support services via multifaceted therapeutic programs for the thousands of bereaved Israelis.
"Well, welcome to being an adult. And welcome to being Jewish. We don’t get breaks.”
One thing we can all agree about is that Jews love food. And we love a joke, so no surprise that there are many Jewish jokes around this topic.
Leah Yerushalmi uses puns, word games, quizzes, and inventive stories – each week on a different theme – to distract the patients from their worries and pain.
The extensive agenda comprises over 60 events that feed off the multi-stratified Israeli comedic heritage, and there are a lot of up-and-coming entertainers on the roster.
If you have ever wondered how many hot wings Wonder Woman can eat or what performing stunts on Fast and Furious is like, now is your chance.
Edelman when asked by the New York Jewish Week if this was his toughest crowd yet, he said “Oh my God, yes.”
“Jews are so dying to show how proud they are of being Jewish,” comedian Modi Rosenfeld told the New York Jewish Week
When we celebrate the genius of Jewish humor are we mocking those who suffered without its comforts?