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

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

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

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

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

Linda Marric

By Linda Marric

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Rachel Creeger

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

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

By Jenni Frazer

4 min read

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Nope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift off

Writer-director Jordan Peele returns with a Spielbergian sci-fi thriller with an M Night Shyamalan-esque twist

By Linda Marric

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August 11, 2022 09:45

Nope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift off

‘I was funnier than Mel Brooks’

Stephen Applebaum meets a Hollywood veteran taking his new show to Edinburgh

By Stephen Applebaum

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July 28, 2022 12:03

‘I was funnier than Mel Brooks’

The prankster gets personal

At last comic Simon Brodkin can be openly Jewish, he tells Nicole Lampert

By Nicole Lampert

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July 22, 2022 15:14

The prankster gets personal

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Much of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film version

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July 14, 2022 13:29

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

Jenni Frazer's pick as the arts bonanza bounces back

By Jenni Frazer

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July 14, 2022 10:00

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

Obituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy Kashi

Courageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancer

By Gloria Tessler

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July 7, 2022 13:32

Obituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy Kashi

David Baddiel

By David Baddiel

There's so much more to Jewish jokes that the 'mean Jew' stereotype

Other types of Jewish humour are available says David Baddiel

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June 30, 2022 10:39

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 25: Writer/Actor Larry David speaks onstage during the "Clear History" panel discussion at the HBO portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour - Day 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 25, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Tova Leigh: Confessions of a mum who has ditched the guilt

This comic isn't afraid to tell the truth about motherhood

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June 30, 2022 09:08

Tova Leigh: Confessions of a mum who has ditched the guilt

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

Being disabled and Jewish gives Aaron Simmonds plenty of material for his award-winning comedy routines

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June 30, 2022 08:44

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

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