Jewish Humor

The Best of Jewish Humor, Jewish Jokes and Jewish Comedians

Jackie Mason. Bob Mankoff. Judy Gold. Different Jewish backgrounds and different flavors of Jewish humor but all funny.

Moment explores Jewish humor from many styles and perspectives. Below is a collection of Jewish jokes and Moment interviews with historians about the evolution of Jewish humor. Plus conversations with master Jewish comedians, who they are and how they got to be so funny.

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Humor, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Latest

From the Archives | Borscht Belt Humor Hits Broadway

by Alexander Wohl

Borscht Belt humor walks a narrow line between good jokes and bad taste. Alexander Wohl analyzes this sometimes off-color Jewish humor. ...

Big Questions, Humor, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine

What Is Your Favorite Jewish Joke—And Why?

by Moment

What Is Your Favorite Jewish Joke—And Why? Jokes, including the Jewish variety, are a staple of Western civilization. Some Jewish ...

Coronavirus, Humor, Israel, Latest

Israeli Comedian Gets Sick—and Makes Jokes

by Eetta Prince-Gibson

Unlike the rest of the country, the residents of the hotel aren't in lock-down. Or at least, not within the hotel. "We can do whatever we want. We've arranged schedules for ourselves. We play games, we listen to music, we dance, we do yoga, I do standup, we hang out, ...

Humor, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish LGBTQ, Latest

Leah Forster on Life as an Orthodox Comedian

by Simi Horwitz

Leah Forster, 36, is an ultra-Orthodox female standup comic—a rare occurrence if ever there was one—and she has always been a controversial figure. ...