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Jewish Comedy

Mother Goose Theatre review: Gandalf ’s golden egg

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

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Mother Goose Theatre review: Gandalf ’s golden egg

Alex Edelman: Antisemitism? It’s all material

Alex Edelman: Antisemitism? It’s all material

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

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

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Pickle Theatre review: Meet the Jewish Bridget Jones

Pickle Theatre review: Meet the Jewish Bridget Jones

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

Tanya Gold

Is it me or is Mrs Maisel horribly offensive?

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Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

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

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

By Linda Marric

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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

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October 20, 2022 13:39

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

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September 15, 2022 10:15

Funny Pages starring Daniel Zolghadri

Amy Schumer: Bullies used to call me 'Amy Jewmer' and throw pennies

The comedian said that growing up in a Catholic town she faced regular antisemitism

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September 1, 2022 16:55

Amy Schumer: Bullies used to call me 'Amy Jewmer' and throw pennies

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Why are so many Jews comedians, given how relatively few of us there are?

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August 25, 2022 11:50

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Linda Marric

By Linda Marric

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

The comedian offers one of the purest forms of risqué comedy out there

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August 15, 2022 17:27

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

The veteran standup was condemned by an Edinburgh venue as 'unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

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August 15, 2022 13:51

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

The veteran standup is known for his shocking performances

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August 14, 2022 13:07

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

Edinburgh Fringe diary: ‘This city in August? It’s like Limmud on steroids!’

The UK’s only female Orthodox stand-up Rachel Creeger gives the lowdown on the Edinburgh Fringe

By Rachel Creeger

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August 11, 2022 15:33

Edinburgh Fringe diary: ‘This city in August? It’s like Limmud on steroids!’

As Mock the Week is set to end, the man who devised the show explains its charm

Dan Patterson looks back on the show's 17 glorious seasons and explains why satire remains so vital

By Jenni Frazer

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August 11, 2022 15:30

As Mock the Week is set to end, the man who devised the show explains its charm

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