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Jewish comedy

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Posted inBooks

Alex Edelman may disagree, but a new book says Jewish humor is dying

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 16, 2025September 18, 2025

(JTA) — On stage last Sunday at the Jewish Theological Seminary, the comedian Alex Edelman told a Jewish joke that he said he once read in an academic journal.  It […]

“Eretz Nehederet,” a satirical TV show in Israel, mocked far-left American student activists in a recent English-language video. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inComedy

Comedians defend Israel the best way they know how: Make ’em laugh

by Amy Klein November 17, 2023
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inComedy

What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
The titular Chanshi (Aleeza Chanowitz) is pretty excited to get to the Holy Land. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy HOT)
Posted inTV

On witty new series ‘Chanshi,’ American Jews lust after Israel — literally

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

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