Jewish ComedyDid my circumcision make the cut? You’ll have to see my showAfter converting to Orthodox Judaism, and a date with a scalpel, comic Max Olesker wrote about a celebrated book about his experience. Now he is taking his story to Edinburgh FestivalBy Mark Wareham5 min read
comedy‘Jews cancel way better than feminists’: Reginald D Hunter on comeback tour after Israel joke controversyThe comedian suffered a career setback after comparing the Jewish State to an abusive partner in 2024By Mark Wood2 min read
Sacha Baron CohenAli G ‘iz BACK’: Sacha Baron Cohen revives beloved character with surprise Wimbledon appearance ahead of ‘new film’Tennis is like ‘a c*** version of ping pong’, joked Ali G from the stands, where he sat dressed in a ‘Ganja’-themed white tracksuitBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
DurhamJohn Cleese ridicules ‘Monty Python-like’ pro-Palestine group at trade union marchThis Sunday’s Durham Miners’ Gala featured a folk dance performance from the County Durham Palestine Solidarity CampaignBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
comedyThis is why we decided to Stand-Up for British JewsComics Simon Evans and Andrew Doyle on their plans for a benefit gigBy Mark Wareham4 min read
Jewish Comedy‘The dark humour of Dad, who fled Hitler, runs through my new show’Comedian Mark Maier on how the laughter his father brought to his childhood home inspired himBy Miranda Levy3 min read
Zach MargsZach Margs is back – along with his hilarious Israeli alter egosThe comedian and social media star played to a full house on Wednesday nightBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Big laughs, bigger fangs – the reinvention of DraculaMock the Week and Whose Line is it Anyway? creator Dan Patterson on why he’s telling the horror novel through gags and…acapellaBy Nicole Lampert4 min read||December 4, 2025 16:04
David Walliams performs Nazi salute twice during BBC Christmas special recordingThe comedian’s gesture shocked audience members and has been labelled ‘unacceptable’ by the broadcasterBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read||June 12, 2025 12:05
The comedy scene where the joke’s on Jew-hateIn Tel Aviv, a growing number of comics are battling antisemitism through humour – and telling the gags in EnglishBy Lianne Kolirin 6 min read||April 17, 2025 12:08
Comedy legend John Cleese to perform three shows in Israel this JuneThe shows will take place in Tel Aviv and JerusalemBy Ellie Grant1 min read||March 5, 2025 15:55
Arab-Israeli comedian arrested following jokes about hostage releasesNidal Badarny made light of the plight of Thai captives and suggested that the certificates Hamas gave to female hostages were for ‘completion of a course in pilates’By David Isaac 2 min read||February 25, 2025 15:39
Reginald D Hunter shares post saying he was framed by ZionistsComedian goes on social media rampage following furore over Fringe incidentBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||August 20, 2024 17:08
Theatre cancels Reginald D Hunter show after Jewish couple hounded out of Fringe showThe American comedian attracted criticism for an incident involving Jewish audience members earlier this weekBy Felix Pope2 min read||August 16, 2024 15:33
‘I am anti-bully’ says Reginald D Hunter after Israeli couple hounded out of his Fringe showThe American comedian issued a statement after an incident at his Fringe show in EdinburghBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||August 15, 2024 16:07
‘It was a baying mob’ Israeli couple kicked out of Edinburgh show speak outAudience turn against disabled Jewish man after comedian mocks the couple’s Israeli identity and forces them to leave the theatreBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||August 13, 2024 16:03
