Comedy
Eretz Nehederet returns with sharp election satire, Sydney Sweeney, flydubai spoof
Eretz Nehederet returned ahead of Israel's elections with Sydney Sweeney singing 'Ha Tikvah,' a flydubai hijacking spoof and biting satire targeting Netanyahu, Eisenkot, and reserve duty.
Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach
Celebrating laughter, loving Israel: Comedy for Koby’s 25th anniversary tour
‘Checkout’s super return, what’s up in ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Pacino's ‘Serpico’ makes a comeback
New Israeli comedy show to hit Netflix, Taylor Swift: Eras Tour hits Disney+
Good news for Israeli Swifties: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has just become available here on Disney+ (Disney+ is also available through Yes).
Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76
Lewis had been in ill health for a number of years and last April announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years earlier.
'The Daily Show's Jon Stewart rejects 'military solution' to Hamas in latest episode
Stewart compared America's criticism of Israel to advice to an addict from his drug dealer, and called on Israel to cease fire, and Hamas to release hostages, "without preconditions."
Hollywood goes bananas for 'The Monkey House'
In spite of the movie theaters being closed for much of October due to the war, the movie has continued to draw audiences.
Hanoch Levin’s laughing mammoth - opera review
In Levin’s dark comedy, there is something in the nature of living itself that oppresses us. London might have mammoths, good television, and pianos – but all are outside our reach.
'Eretz Nehederet' uses TikTok to mock UNRWA-Hamas scandal
The program joked that UNRWA believed they were hosting a "Student exchange program" before depicting a Gaza captive.
US comics help Israelis cope with trauma of Hamas attack
Steadily, some form of normality has returned in Israel; now, comedy shows are sold out as rocket attacks from Gaza have started to subside.
Jewish comedian Gianmarco Soresi goes viral after learning how to sign ‘Nazi’ in ASL
The translator imitated Hitler’s mustache with two fingers placed on her upper lip while her other hand did a reduced ‘sieg heil’ gesture, something commonly practiced in Nazi Germany.
Amid Israel-Hamas war, Comedy for Koby arms Israelis with laughter
“Laughter is healing,” said the foundation’s executive director, Eliana Mandell Braner, whose brother Koby was murdered by terrorists in 2001 when he was 13.
‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ highlights a Jewish comic genius
In recorded excerpts from Wilder’s memoirs and interviews, Wilder speaks about “mysterious brushes with irony” that shaped his fate.
