Scholars Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny, and Avinoam Patt discuss Jewish humor and satire as a global phenomenon as well as a ...

The comedy director reflects on Brooks’ Jewish identity, his influence on modern comedy and “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!

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One of comedian Elayne Boosler's secret weapons is her post-punchline smile. It was there on David Letterman's show in the 1980s, when she joked about why women like slot machines, and decades later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, a Christmas tradition in San Francisco's Chinatown combines Jewish comedy and Chinese food. It was created ...

Introduction: A joke, two definitions, seven themes, four warnings, and another joke -- What's so funny about anti-semitism? -- Not-so-nice Jewish doctors -- The wit of the Jews -- A view from the ...

This week marks the start of the Denver Jewish Film Fest’s 30th event, which runs Thursday, Jan. 22, to Sunday, Feb. 1, at ...

There’s a lot of great Jewish comedy in this country, which Susannah Perlman discovered while performing comedy/music acts of her own. “I kept on running into really wonderful acts — comedy and music, ...

Stand-up comedian Mordechai Rosenfeld distinguishes between "comedians who are Jewish," and "Jewish comedians"--and he classifies himself in the latter category. "The Jewish is right up front," said ...

A Manhattan comedy club canceled Israeli comedian Guy Hochman’s show on Tuesday night after anti-Israel groups protested outside of the venue. “The owner of the place was afraid and canceled the show, ...

The comedy director reflects on Brooks’ Jewish identity, his influence on modern comedy and “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!