SettingsJewish comedy and humor
2 Live Jews
2 Live Jews is a comedy hip-hop duo composed of MC Moisha and Easy Irving.
2 Live Jews is a comedy hip-hop duo composed of MC Moisha and Easy Irving.
Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose is a popular comedy by Anne Nichols familiar from stage productions, films and radio programs.
Abie's Irish Rose is a popular comedy by Anne Nichols familiar from stage productions, films and radio programs.
Alan King (comedian)
Alan King was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants.
Alan King was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants.
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Andy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
Ben Katchor
Ben Katchor (b. 1951) is an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer.
Ben Katchor (b. 1951) is an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer.
Borscht Belt
Borscht Belt, or Jewish Alps, is a colloquial term for the mostly defunct summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster counties in upstate New York that...
Borscht Belt, or Jewish Alps, is a colloquial term for the mostly defunct summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster counties in upstate New York that...
Cilibi Moise
Cilibi Moise or Cilibi Moisi (born Froim Moise; 1812-January 31, 1870) was a Moldavian-born Wallachian and Romanian peddler, humorist, aphorist, and raconteur.
Cilibi Moise or Cilibi Moisi (born Froim Moise; 1812-January 31, 1870) was a Moldavian-born Wallachian and Romanian peddler, humorist, aphorist, and raconteur.
Coffee Talk
Coffee Talk with Linda Richman was a sketch performed by Mike Myers on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Coffee Talk with Linda Richman was a sketch performed by Mike Myers on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000.
Drawn Together
Drawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007.
Drawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007.
Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz is an American author.
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz is an American author.
Henny Youngman
Henry "Henny" Youngman was a British-American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners", short, simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire.
Henry "Henny" Youngman was a British-American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners", short, simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire.
Hershele Ostropoler
Hershele Ostropoler, also known as Hershel of Ostropol, is a prominent figure in Jewish humor, and the Jewish equivalent of Nasreddin and Till Eulenspiegel.
Hershele Ostropoler, also known as Hershel of Ostropol, is a prominent figure in Jewish humor, and the Jewish equivalent of Nasreddin and Till Eulenspiegel.
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor and photographer best known for his radio show which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005.
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor and photographer best known for his radio show which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005.
In My Country There Is Problem
"In My Country There Is Problem", also known as "Throw the Jew Down the Well" after the song's key line, is a song written by British-Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his comic charac...
"In My Country There Is Problem", also known as "Throw the Jew Down the Well" after the song's key line, is a song written by British-Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his comic charac...
Israeli antisemitic cartoons contest
The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest (Hebrew: תחרות קריקטורות אנטישמיות ישראלית) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent "Ho...
The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest (Hebrew: תחרות קריקטורות אנטישמיות ישראלית) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent "Ho...
Israeli–Palestinian Comedy Tour
Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour was founded in November 2006 by Palestinian comedian and columnist Ray Hanania and Israeli comedian and online Podcaster Charley Warady.
Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour was founded in November 2006 by Palestinian comedian and columnist Ray Hanania and Israeli comedian and online Podcaster Charley Warady.
Jan Murray
Jan Murray (October 4, 1916 - July 2, 2006) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host who made his name on the Borscht Belt.
Jan Murray (October 4, 1916 - July 2, 2006) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host who made his name on the Borscht Belt.
Jay Jason
Jay Jason (1915–2001) was an American stand-up comedian who continuously performed in the show-business industry from 1933 to 2000.
Jay Jason (1915–2001) was an American stand-up comedian who continuously performed in the show-business industry from 1933 to 2000.
Jewish haiku
Jewish haiku are poetic parodies, based on the 5-7-5 syllable form of Japanese haiku, sometimes combined with traditional Jewish noodging (pestering, carping).
Jewish haiku are poetic parodies, based on the 5-7-5 syllable form of Japanese haiku, sometimes combined with traditional Jewish noodging (pestering, carping).
Jewish humour
Jewish humour is the long tradition of humour in Judaism dating back to the Torah and the Midrash from the ancient mid-east, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal, self-deprec...
Jewish humour is the long tradition of humour in Judaism dating back to the Torah and the Midrash from the ancient mid-east, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal, self-deprec...
Jewish-American comedy
American-Jewish comedy is, in part, a continuation of the traditional role of humor in Jewish culture among historical and contemporary American performers.
American-Jewish comedy is, in part, a continuation of the traditional role of humor in Jewish culture among historical and contemporary American performers.
Joe E. Ross
Joe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles.
Joe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles.
Jon Winokur
Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor.
Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor.
Jonathan Goldstein (author)
Jonathan Stuart Goldstein (born August 22, 1969) is an American-Canadian author, humourist and radio producer.
Jonathan Stuart Goldstein (born August 22, 1969) is an American-Canadian author, humourist and radio producer.
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer is a weekly comic strip written and drawn by Ben Katchor since 1988.
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer is a weekly comic strip written and drawn by Ben Katchor since 1988.
Keeping Up with the Steins
Keeping Up with the Steins is a 2006 comedy film directed by Scott Marshall, and starring Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz and Daryl Hannah.
Keeping Up with the Steins is a 2006 comedy film directed by Scott Marshall, and starring Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz and Daryl Hannah.
King of Kensington
King of Kensington was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980.
King of Kensington was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980.
Krusty the Clown
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski (a caricature of Jewish names), better known as Krusty the Klown, is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons.
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski (a caricature of Jewish names), better known as Krusty the Klown, is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons.
Larry Gelbart
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Latke-Hamantash Debate
The Latke-Hamantash Debate is a humorous academic debate about the relative merits and meanings of these two items of Jewish cuisine.
The Latke-Hamantash Debate is a humorous academic debate about the relative merits and meanings of these two items of Jewish cuisine.
Latke–Hamantash Debate
The Latke-Hamantash Debate is a humorous academic debate about the relative merits and meanings of these two items of Jewish cuisine.
The Latke-Hamantash Debate is a humorous academic debate about the relative merits and meanings of these two items of Jewish cuisine.
Les Golden
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950.
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950.
Morey Amsterdam
Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American television actor and comedian, best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960s.
Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American television actor and comedian, best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960s.
Old Jews Telling Jokes
Old Jews Telling Jokes is a 2010 paperback book by Sam Hoffman with Eric Speigelman subtitled 5000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs.
Old Jews Telling Jokes is a 2010 paperback book by Sam Hoffman with Eric Speigelman subtitled 5000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs.
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah."
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah."
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint is the American novel that turned its author Philip Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, incl...
Portnoy's Complaint is the American novel that turned its author Philip Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, incl...
Purim spiel
A Purim Spiel, or Purimshpil, meaning a Purim play—shpil means 'game' or ' play' in Yiddish.
A Purim Spiel, or Purimshpil, meaning a Purim play—shpil means 'game' or ' play' in Yiddish.
Rhoda
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which ran for five seasons, from 1974 to 1978 airing in 109 episodes.
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which ran for five seasons, from 1974 to 1978 airing in 109 episodes.
Rich Orloff
Rich Orloff is an award-winning playwright living in New York.
Rich Orloff is an award-winning playwright living in New York.
Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q. Lewis was an American radio and television personality, game show host, and actor.
Robert Q. Lewis was an American radio and television personality, game show host, and actor.
Saucy Sylvia
Saucy Sylvia is a Canadian-born American comedienne, classically trained pianist, singer, and radio personality.
Saucy Sylvia is a Canadian-born American comedienne, classically trained pianist, singer, and radio personality.
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication.
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication.
Shlock Rock
Shlock Rock is an independent Jewish rock band, put together in December 1985, and officially founded in 1986, and led by, singer Lenny Solomon, which parodies popular secular songs, substitutin...
Shlock Rock is an independent Jewish rock band, put together in December 1985, and officially founded in 1986, and led by, singer Lenny Solomon, which parodies popular secular songs, substitutin...
Shmohawk
Shmohawk or schmohawk is a slang term that might have derived from schmo, a slang term meaning fool.
Shmohawk or schmohawk is a slang term that might have derived from schmo, a slang term meaning fool.
Shtick
A shtick is a comic theme or gimmick.
A shtick is a comic theme or gimmick.
Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are Singin' in the Rain and On the Town, both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene ...
Stanley Donen is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are Singin' in the Rain and On the Town, both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene ...
Sunset (play)
The play Sunset was written by Isaac Babel in 1926 and based on his short story collection The Odessa Tales.
The play Sunset was written by Isaac Babel in 1926 and based on his short story collection The Odessa Tales.
The Chanukah Song
"The Chanukah Song" is a humorous song written by comedian Adam Sandler with Saturday Night Live writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham and originally performed by Sandler on Saturday N...
"The Chanukah Song" is a humorous song written by comedian Adam Sandler with Saturday Night Live writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham and originally performed by Sandler on Saturday N...
The Joys of Yiddish
The Joys of Yiddish is a book containing the lexicon of common words and phrases in the Yiddish language, primarily focusing on those words that had become known to speakers of American Engl...
The Joys of Yiddish is a book containing the lexicon of common words and phrases in the Yiddish language, primarily focusing on those words that had become known to speakers of American Engl...
The Morey Amsterdam Show
The Morey Amsterdam Show is an American sitcom which ran from 1948-1949 on CBS Television (13 episodes) and 1949-1950 on the DuMont Television Network (58 episodes), for a total of 71 episodes.
The Morey Amsterdam Show is an American sitcom which ran from 1948-1949 on CBS Television (13 episodes) and 1949-1950 on the DuMont Television Network (58 episodes), for a total of 71 episodes.
The Nanny
The Nanny is an American television sitcom originally broadcast 1993–1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish Queens native who becomes the nanny of three children from the New Yo...
The Nanny is an American television sitcom originally broadcast 1993–1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish Queens native who becomes the nanny of three children from the New Yo...
The Producers (1968 film)
The Producers is a 1968 American satirical dark comedy cult classic film written and directed by Mel Brooks.
The Producers is a 1968 American satirical dark comedy cult classic film written and directed by Mel Brooks.
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab.
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab.
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films.
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films.
Um-Shmum
Um-Shmum is a phrase coined by David Ben-Gurion on 29 March 1955 during a debate within his cabinet, as a scorning utterance towards the United Nations and an expression that reflects, even as t...
Um-Shmum is a phrase coined by David Ben-Gurion on 29 March 1955 during a debate within his cabinet, as a scorning utterance towards the United Nations and an expression that reflects, even as t...
Victor Borge
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and The Great Dane.
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and The Great Dane.
Will & Grace
Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006, for a total of eight seasons.
Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006, for a total of eight seasons.
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment
Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment (Harmony Books, 2002) is a humor book by David M. Bader, the author of Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom (1999) and Haiku U.: From Ar...
Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment (Harmony Books, 2002) is a humor book by David M. Bader, the author of Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom (1999) and Haiku U.: From Ar...
Zoidberg
Dr. John A. Zoidberg is a fictional character in the television series Futurama.
Dr. John A. Zoidberg is a fictional character in the television series Futurama.