Book Review // A Horse Walks Into a Bar
The earliest comedy I remember with any clarity was created by a famous tragic clown, a circus performer whose painted mouth was perpetually turned down in a frown. Left out of the spotlight, he carried a sledgehammer and ran after the other clowns who wouldn’t have anything to do with him.
Comedy From Across the Pond
Andy Zaltzman loves a good pun. Actually, the 42-year-old British Jewish comedian can rarely stop at just one.
Top Ten Jewish Podcasts
If you don’t listen to a podcast (or eight), your coworker probably does—or your best friend, or your brother, or your grandma. Podcasts are the medium du jour, though the term itself—barely a decade old—is already a bit outdated.
6 Questions for Comedian-Slash-Scientist Adam Ruben
Longtime science lover Adam Ruben spends his days in a lab coat, peering down a microscope in search for a malaria vaccine. But by night,...
A Moment with Comedian Paul Reiser on His NYC Return
Comedian Paul Reiser, best known for the hit 1990s TV sitcom Mad About You, is returning to the New York City stage to perform a stand-up...
Funnyman Carl Reiner
The legendary Reiner riffs on his best pal Mel Brooks, talks comedy, reveals his favorite TV show and recites his most-loved Yiddish curses.
Andy Samberg's Semitic Appeal
by Amanda Walgrove
Andy Samberg is one of three geeky brains behind the comedy troupe, The Lonely Island, whose sophomore album, Turtleneck and Chain, was released last...
Andy Samberg’s Semitic Appeal
by Amanda Walgrove
Andy Samberg is one of three geeky brains behind the comedy troupe, The Lonely Island, whose sophomore album, Turtleneck and Chain, was released last...
Yoo-hoo, Ms. Rivers!
by Amanda Walgrove
As she’d be the first to joke about, Joan Rivers has tough skin. While her 2010 documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,...
The Israeli Daily Show
By Daniel Hoffman
The controversial educational video from the Israeli Ministry of Education opens with a kindergarten teacher asking tough questions “to prepare the children for...