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.

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Jewish comedy is, of course, a long and vaunted tradition: Joan ...

Two Jewish comedians had their shows cancelled from a major arts and culture festival in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland because of their pro-Israel views along with “safety concerns” expressed by ...

Introduction: A joke, two definitions, seven themes, four warnings, and another joke -- What's so funny about anti-semitism? -- Not-so-nice Jewish doctors -- The wit of the Jews -- A view from the ...

A Comedy About Death, which premieres at Hampstead’s Circle & Star Theatre in November is a case in point. Three Jewish ...

“Comedy for Peace” is one of the Jewish highlights of the New York Comedy Festival, which also includes shows by Alex Edelman, Alex Borstein and Anna Roisman. Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a ...

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 — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rachel Creeger said the shows that had been cancelled were not political (BBC) Two Jewish comedians have claimed their shows have ...

Sophie Tucker, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Friedman) Marty Ingels, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) Mae Questel, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) ...

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 ...

Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a Jewish person until starting his graduate studies at New York University more than a decade ago. The child of Pakistani immigrants, Saleem was raised in a Muslim ...