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
TheatreBig 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
BBCDavid 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
Jewish ComedyThe 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
comedyComedy legend John Cleese to perform three shows in Israel this JuneThe shows will take place in Tel Aviv and JerusalemBy Ellie Grant1 min read
HostagesArab-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
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 16:08
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 14:33
‘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 15:07
‘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 15:03
Israeli couple hounded out of Reginald D Hunter fringe show as he makes jokes about JewsThe American comedian targeted the Jewish Chronicle after two Israelis were forced out of his Fringe showBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||August 12, 2024 18:00
‘People just want a laugh. Hopefully, that’s what I give them!’Comic Ian Stone on why he holds no fears that the current wave of antisemitism will cast an ugly shadow on his forthcoming UK tourBy Francine White5 min read||July 31, 2024 15:39
