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Comedian Alex Edelman finds humor in hate in his solo show "Just for Us," which closed on Broadway in August and comes to San Francisco this month. (Photo/Matthew Murphy)
Posted inComedy

‘Just for Us’: Comedian Alex Edelman’s Broadway show about his run-in with neo-Nazis comes to S.F.

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz October 5, 2023October 6, 2023
A still from 'The Catskills' shows a photograph of Grossinger's dance staff. (Photo/Jackie Horner)
Posted inFilm

‘The Catskills’ reveals lost world more marvelous than Mrs. Maisel ever knew

by Dan Pine July 7, 2023July 21, 2023
Gene Wilder (left) and Harrison Ford as a Polish rabbi and an American bank robber in "The Frisco Kid," in which the odd couple travels west to San Francisco together.
Posted inCulture

‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ at S.F. Jewish Film Festival — and how he made my dad laugh

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 5, 2023July 5, 2023
Mark Schiff (left) has opened for Jerry Seinfeld for decades. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Schiff)
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Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld’s longtime opening act, brings tefillin on tour

by Lana Schwartz June 23, 2023
Bernie Lumen and his daughter Ember Lumen, characters in the new Pixar film "Elemental."
Posted inCulture

Roasting anti-semitism, getting ‘Elemental’ and celebrating dads

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels June 19, 2023June 20, 2023
Howie Mandel was the closing act at the "Roast of Anti-Semitism" in Los Angeles on June 14. (Photo/JTA-Zusha Goldin)
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Howie Mandel and Rachel Bloom headline an LA comedy ‘Roast of Anti-Semitism’

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
Alex Borstein, left, and Rachel Brosnahan in a scene from Season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)
Posted inTV & Film

As ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ ends, will its Jewish legacy be more than a punchline?

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov May 31, 2023
At a WGA picket in front of Netflix's Hollywood office, a sign references writers' fears of AI-written scripts, a major sticking point in negotiations. (Photo/Flickr-ChrisGoldNY CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inTV & Film

I wrote comedy for Mary Tyler Moore and Carl Reiner — and I support the writers’ strike

by Sybil Adelman Sage May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Screenshot from "Jewish Matchmaking" of Stuart Chaseman (left) on a date with Pamela Schuller.
Posted inTV & Film

Q&A: Meet Pamela Schuller, the comedian with Tourette’s on ‘Jewish Matchmaking’

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Sarah Silvermans is back with the toilet humor, but over the lectures. (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inComedy

Sarah Silverman’s new special is her best argument yet for loving Jews (with digestive issues)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

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