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

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

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Nope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift off

Nope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift off

By Linda Marric

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‘I was funnier than Mel Brooks’

‘I was funnier than Mel Brooks’

By Stephen Applebaum

6 min read

The prankster gets personal

The prankster gets personal

By Nicole Lampert

4 min read

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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 14:29

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 11:00

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 14:32

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 11:39

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 10:08

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 09:44

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

Everything I Know About Love TV review: not enough substance to bat away the lack of originality

There’s a whiff of plagiarism in this cross between Sex and the City and Before Sunrise

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June 23, 2022 16:09

Everything I Know About Love,07-06-2023,Maggie (EMMA APPLETON);Birdy (BEL POWLEY);Amara (ALIYAH ODOFFIN);Nell (MARLI SIU),**FIRST LOOK EXCLUSIVE GUARDIAN**,Working Title,Laura Bailey

Talking to Strangers: My GP's prescription almost got me killed and I head back to New York

Peter Rosengard's week: My doctor has told me I must briskly walk for 30 minutes a week but I’m a talker, not a walker

By Peter Rosengard

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June 16, 2022 08:12

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Ahead of his Hall of Fame induction, former New York Yankees pitcher and unanimous Hall of Fame selection Mariano Rivera attends as Delta Air Lines dedicates Terminal 4's Gate 42 and a 757 aircraft to him on July 16, 2019, at JFK Airport in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Delta Air Lines)

Playing an unloved wife in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is giving Hila Saada a chance to show her range

The veteran of many successful Israeli TV series believes this is her best role yet

By Francine White

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June 9, 2022 14:24

Playing an unloved wife in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is giving Hila Saada a chance to show her range

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