Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Brett Gelman to Judy Gold, how Jewish comics are keeping the Chosen People smiling. In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack ...

On Apr. 3., Duke Jewish Student Union (JSU) swapped Thursday night cramming time for a spectacular stand-up comedy show. Held at the Freeman Center, Jewish Life at Duke’s building, the event featured ...

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About a year ago, I decided to take an edible for the first time in nearly a decade, pick up a burger from In-N-Out, and turn on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Twenty minutes later, I found myself crying — ...

In the last few months, Jews have shed many tears, but a new free online class from YIVO, “Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America,” will launch on March 21 and should provide some ...

The comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family with a German delicatessen empire took top prize for best series at the French television festival. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The Zweiflers ...

On the morning of Oct. 7, Israeli stand-up comedian Erik Angel knew he would have to cancel his show scheduled for that Saturday night in New York. He had spent the day before celebrating his wedding ...

OK, this isn’t the setup for an actual joke. Rather, it’s the premise of Comedy for Peace, a touring ensemble of stand-up comics from different religious backgrounds that perform on the same bill to ...

Comedian Richard Lewis, who parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and self-deprecating humor into a 50-year career as a standup and actor, died Wednesday. He was 76. Lewis had been in ill health ...

Israeli comic Matan Peretz is back on the performance circuit after taking a break to fight in the Gaza War -- as well as figure out how to be funny in a time of historic horror.

In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...