FilmNope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift offWriter-director Jordan Peele returns with a Spielbergian sci-fi thriller with an M Night Shyamalan-esque twistBy Linda Marric1 min read
Jewish Comedy‘I was funnier than Mel Brooks’Stephen Applebaum meets a Hollywood veteran taking his new show to EdinburghBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read
Jewish ComedyThe prankster gets personalAt last comic Simon Brodkin can be openly Jewish, he tells Nicole LampertBy Nicole Lampert4 min read
TheatreBarefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too farMuch of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film versionBy John Nathan2 min read
Edinburgh Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read bookJenni Frazer's pick as the arts bonanza bounces backBy Jenni Frazer10 min read
TheatreObituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy KashiCourageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancerBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
By David BaddielThere's so much more to Jewish jokes that the 'mean Jew' stereotypeOther types of Jewish humour are available says David Baddiel3 min read
Tova Leigh: Confessions of a mum who has ditched the guiltThis comic isn't afraid to tell the truth about motherhoodBy Gaby Wine5 min read||June 30, 2022 10:08
Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a rollBeing disabled and Jewish gives Aaron Simmonds plenty of material for his award-winning comedy routinesBy Elisa Bray5 min read||June 30, 2022 09:44
Everything I Know About Love TV review: not enough substance to bat away the lack of originalityThere’s a whiff of plagiarism in this cross between Sex and the City and Before SunriseBy Josh Howie2 min read||June 23, 2022 16:09
Talking to Strangers: My GP's prescription almost got me killed and I head back to New YorkPeter Rosengard's week: My doctor has told me I must briskly walk for 30 minutes a week but I’m a talker, not a walkerBy Peter Rosengard2 min read||June 16, 2022 08:12
Playing an unloved wife in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is giving Hila Saada a chance to show her rangeThe veteran of many successful Israeli TV series believes this is her best role yetBy Francine White5 min read||June 9, 2022 14:24
Dave season 2 TV Review: 'Modernising nebbishness and reveling in it'The second series sees lil Dicky creatively blocked and pining for lost, authentic loveBy Josh Howie2 min read||June 1, 2022 12:54
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent film review: Tediously pleased with itself and is deeply unfunnyNicholas Cage fans will be disappointed to see such a great talent go to wasteBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 21, 2022 16:54
Catherine Cohen: The Twist? She’s Gorgeous television review: 'The one thing that's missing is jokes'Josh Howie is not impressed by a Netflix comedy special. But he has skin in the game...By Josh Howie2 min read||April 20, 2022 14:19
It's no joke: Mel Brooks really did offer to edit the JC on Yom KippurThough it pains Jenni Frazer to admit it, she said noBy Jenni Frazer2 min read||July 1, 2021 17:55
