Comedian

Koby Mandell Foundation turns 25, Comedy for Koby goes on 40th tour

Avi Liberman, the creative founder of Comedy for Koby, will host the shows, describing the project as a "tremendous personal and professional source of pride."

 Avi Liberman.
Modi Rosenfeld takes the stage.

Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City

(L TO R) Ana Vincenti, Moe Braun, Martin Winiar, and Hanna Castiel TLV fan Stav Setty.

Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war

Andrew Ginsburg celebrates after winning a JFK Jr. look-alike competition in the West Village.

Meet the Connecticut dad and children’s book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest


The Jewish humor of American illustrator Dick Codor

Summing up his career, Codor quips: “Drawing Jewish humor is a way of life. I didn’t choose it. It chose me. Judaism can be grim. Jewish humor makes you grin.”

 A selection of Dick Codor's artwork.

How can you define Jewish humor? - opinion

Defining Jewish humor, Israeli humor, Yiddish humor, and where they differ and overlap.

 American actor Gene Wilder performs during the rehearsal of a scene from Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’ in 1996.

Jewish-American comedian Mark Schiff's lessons on chutzpah

Jewish-American comedian Mark Schiff's new book shares his inspiring journey, as well as his contagious wit and wisdom on overcoming life’s obstacles.

 Mark Schiff

The legendary Jewish humor of Woody Allen

Woody Allen has a wild sense of humor, tinged with Yiddishkeit. He has written and directed 48 films – almost one a year since his directorial debut in 1966.

 Woody Allen poses during a photocall for the film, ‘Cafe Society’, before the opening of the 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016.

Jewish comedy greats: Stand-up entertainers – in every sense

As a point of national pride, let’s take a look at some of the Jewish comedians that have brought love and laughter into our lives. 

 Irving Berlin in 1948.

Why are Jews so funny? Exploring Jewish humor and comedians

The Jewish tribe has a right to be glum, and yet it has produced some of the funniest people.

 An exhibit on the Marx Brothers at ANU-Museum of the Jewish People.

US comedian Erica Rhodes comes to Israel for Comedy for Koby

The half-Jewish-on-her-father’s-side American comedian is about to make her first visit to Israel as part of Comedy for Koby.

 ERICA RHODES: I must be wired differently than normal people.

Israeli comedian leaves US after being questioned by ICE over tweet

He had tweeted about his wife's arrival in the US and how they could expect to have an American citizen born to them soon.

ICE agents make drug bust in Arizona desert

IL MAKIAGE invests in the future of AI cosmetics


Israeli immigrant comedians bring humor to Zionism in new book

Israel 201, their first formal collaboration, is an often hilarious tribute to the country’s 75 years of existence, aiming to educate both Zionists and people without any knowledge of Israel.

 JOEL CHASNOFF (left) and Benji Lovitt at a book launch event.