Edinburgh Fringe‘I went from feted comic to illegal alien in 24 hours’Stand-up Debra Tammer on how Fringe show was inspired by her American immigrant visaBy Hilary Freeman4 min read
Edinburgh FringeHaving a laugh: Jewish comedy gold at FringeFrom phallic pranks to wisecracks about the Middle East and dating dramas, this year’s Edinburgh festival is rich in heimishe humourBy Mark Wareham14 min read
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe venue ‘conceded’ it discriminated against cancelled Jewish comedianPhilip Simon’s show was pulled from last year’s festival, allegedly due to social media posts he made discussing Hamas’ atrocities on October 7 and marking 100 days in captivity for the Israeli hostagesBy JC Reporter3 min read
Jewish Comedy‘If I can make people see Israelis as humans rather than headlines, that’s really meaningful’Comedian Shahar Cohen is a viral sensation, with nearly 400,000 social media followers. He tells Melanie Swan how his comedy builds bridges, why women are funnier, and how he stays groundedBy Melanie Swan5 min read
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
John 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||July 13, 2026 14:38
This 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||June 24, 2026 17:50
‘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||March 6, 2026 12:20
Zach 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||February 19, 2026 16:52
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
