Saturday Night Live, or SNL, premieres the first episode of its 50th season this weekend. Like a lot of New York City exports – bagels, Barbie, Broadway – it’s a product with deep Jewish roots. Lorne ...
Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend. Before there was Joan Rivers and Susie ...
Comedian Raanan Hershberg has locked in a premiere date for his latest hour, Morbidly Jewish: A New Special. The special will ...
“Grandiloquent,” playing at the West Village’s Lucille Lortel Theatre through Feb. 8, is both deeply personal and extremely Jewish. Jewish stand-up comedian Gary Gulman is trying a new approach in his ...
In television’s early days, Caesar translated Jewish humor into a language America didn’t yet know it understood.
“Comedy for Peace” — a group of stand-up comedians from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities — will share the stage in early December in South Florida to unite all faiths through humor and mutual ...
On Apr. 3., Duke Jewish Student Union (JSU) swapped Thursday night cramming time for a spectacular stand-up comedy show. Held at the Freeman Center, Jewish Life at Duke’s building, the event featured ...
Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...