Nicholas Lezard is a writer and literary critic for a wide range of publications, and writes the ‘Down and Out’ column for the New Statesman. His books include ‘Bitter Experience Has Taught Me’ and ‘It Gets Worse’
Novelist and screenwriter Shalom Auslander is one of America’s sharpest comic provocateurs. He talks to Nicholas Lezard about his new memoir, Feh, about his love for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and why he would take any seat going on a plane to the UK
Nicholas Lezard saddles up to explore Poland’s beautiful but little-visited Lower Silesia region by bike
I am pleased there’s a new free online course in American Jewish humour (or humor) across the pond, and it’s always nice to be reminded of my favourite quips
Though I defended Jewish Labour members in the Corbyn years, the antisemitism they faced never felt personal. But this time it is different
Since the Hamas massacres, I've learnt that when the victims of terror are Jews, some left-leaning liberals ignore horror in their search for ‘balance’
An author finds himself on a film set during a pilgrimage to Silesia
Nicholas Lezard on why he's telling Jewish jokes, but still noshing chorizo
This year, it was time to sit them all down around our Christmas tree and break the big news
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