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(Photo/Forward-Courtesy Viola Spolin Estate)
Posted inCulture

How one Jewish woman became the mother of improv comedy

by Joshua Flanders and Forward December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
(Photo/Forward-Emma McIntyre-Getty)
Posted inBooks

Mel Brooks’ memoir is 500 pages on his favorite subject — himself

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 30, 2021
Jon Stewart, of "Daily Show" fame, is back with a new series on Apple TV+.
Posted inCulture

Jon Stewart’s new show is not very funny — and that’s OK

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward October 1, 2021
Lisa Geduldig and her mom, Arline, in Boynton Beach, Florida. (Photo/Wanda Altidor)
Posted inComedy

S.F. comedian’s side hustle: helping people get vaccines in Florida

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 27, 2021August 27, 2021
"Comedy for Peace" is the brainchild of Israeli comedian Dotan Malach AKA Erik Angel.
Posted inCulture

‘Comedy for Peace’: Jewish and Muslim stand-up comics share virtual stage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
Michael Che makes a joke about Israel's vaccine rollout on Saturday Night Live on Feb. 20, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inOpinion

What Jewish comedians made of Michael Che’s Israel joke

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA February 24, 2021February 26, 2021
Comedian Greg Proops will perform as part of the “Day After the Inauguration” edition of “Lockdown Comedy,” Jan. 21.
Posted inComedy

‘Lockdown Comedy’ offers post-inauguration humor from Greg Proops, others

by J. Staff January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Zuzanna Sorowy in "My Name Is Sara," the true story of 13-year-old Holocaust survivor Sara Goralnik.
Posted inTV & Film

Sonoma JCC’s film festival kicks off 25th anniversary year

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 9, 2020October 15, 2020
The "Schitt's Creek" cast at a pre-Emmys party, Sept. 21, 2020: (from left) Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Anne Murphy.
Posted inTV

‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history

by Emily Burack and JTA September 21, 2020
Tim Downie (right) as Paul Green interviewing a nursing home resident (Freddie Davies) in “The Jewish Enquirer.”
Posted inCulture

Jewish journalism gets the British sitcom treatment in ‘Jewish Enquirer’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 10, 2020September 14, 2020

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