Jewish Comedy

What Izzy (from the best Jewish romcom ever made) did next

Keren David loves 1980s film Crossing Delancey. So she jumped at the chance to interview its writer Susan Sandler about her latest project, a documentary about a transgender stand-up comedian

By Keren David

4 min read

What Izzy (from the best Jewish romcom ever made) did next

TV review: Reboot - In this sitcom about a sitcom, we’re central

By Josh Howie

2 min read

Theatre

Theatre review: Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons - 'What if words were limited?'

By John Nathan

2 min read

Film

Somebody I Used To Know Film review: A romance that we’ve all seen so many times before

By Linda Marric

1 min read

Film

You People Film review: Entertaining portrait of a mixed marriage

By Linda Marric

1 min read

Theatre

The Unfriend Theatre review: Killer on a cruise

By John Nathan

1 min read

Jewish Comedy

Just for Us theatre review: A frenetic ride through the mind of a Millennial Jew

By Josh Kaplan

2 min read

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

All Newsletters

Mother Goose Theatre review: Gandalf ’s golden egg

Fabulous production is the ideal morale booster for those caught in our winter of discontent

By John Nathan

1 min read

January 5, 2023 13:25

Mother Goose Theatre review: Gandalf ’s golden egg

Alex Edelman: Antisemitism? It’s all material

‘My first job is to make people laugh,’ says comedian Alex Edelman, but he’s not scared to confront racists for his routines

By John Nathan

4 min read

January 5, 2023 12:29

Alex Edelman: Antisemitism? It’s all material

Sacha Baron Cohen: Kanye West is 'too antisemitic for Borat'

At the Kennedy Centre Honors in the US, Baron Cohen, posed as fictional Kazakh TV journalist Borat Sagdiyev

By Ben Bloch

2 min read

December 6, 2022 11:04

Sacha Baron Cohen: Kanye West is 'too antisemitic for Borat'

Pickle Theatre review: Meet the Jewish Bridget Jones

Deli Segal's solo show triumphantly succeeds in conveying the dilemmas facing a clever, funny North London Jewish woman

By John Nathan

1 min read

November 17, 2022 15:04

Pickle Theatre review: Meet the Jewish Bridget Jones

By Tanya Gold

Is it me or is Mrs Maisel horribly offensive?

Amazon’s gaudy television show is a great success - but it is an insult to Jewish women and Jewish comics

3 min read

November 10, 2022 13:03

Amazon Studios shows Rachel Brosnahan in a scene from "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

The Tsitsit Jewish arts festival is back. Keren David meets its founder, Alastair Falk

By Keren David

3 min read

November 1, 2022 11:51

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

Bros Film review: Raunchy and hilariously funny take on modern dating

Parks and Recreation star Billy Eichner stars in first gay romcom to be released by a major Hollywood studio

By Linda Marric

2 min read

October 27, 2022 08:32

(from left) Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) and Bobby (Billy Eichner) in Bros, co-written, produced and directed by Nicholas Stoller.

The Banshees of Inisherin Film review: When friends fall out it’s heartbreaking

In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunite in Oscar-winning British-Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh's powerful dark comedy

By Linda Marric

2 min read

October 20, 2022 12:39

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Colin Farrell, left, and Brendan Gleeson in "The Banshees of Inisherin." (Searchlight Pictures)

Funny Pages film review: A quirky East Coast comedy is a true diamond in the rough

Young filmmaker Owen Kline has written a selection of characters and misfits one can’t help but fall in love with

By Linda Marric

1 min read

September 15, 2022 09:15

1...3 4 5 6

Jewish Comedy

What Izzy (from the best Jewish romcom ever made) did next

TV review: Reboot - In this sitcom about a sitcom, we’re central

Theatre review: Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons - 'What if words were limited?'

Somebody I Used To Know Film review: A romance that we’ve all seen so many times before

You People Film review: Entertaining portrait of a mixed marriage

The Unfriend Theatre review: Killer on a cruise

Just for Us theatre review: A frenetic ride through the mind of a Millennial Jew

Insights Delivered Daily

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

The Daily

Editor’s Picks

The Israel Briefing

Community Matters

More from Jewish Comedy

Mother Goose Theatre review: Gandalf ’s golden egg

Alex Edelman: Antisemitism? It’s all material

Sacha Baron Cohen: Kanye West is 'too antisemitic for Borat'

Pickle Theatre review: Meet the Jewish Bridget Jones

Is it me or is Mrs Maisel horribly offensive?

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

Bros Film review: Raunchy and hilariously funny take on modern dating

The Banshees of Inisherin Film review: When friends fall out it’s heartbreaking

Funny Pages film review: A quirky East Coast comedy is a true diamond in the rough