From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor

Now, in his new memoir “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner,” Shaiman reflects on a life shaped by ...

Maureen Lipman: Jewish humor is ‘not fashionable anymore’

British actor Maureen Lipman says Jewish humor is being overlooked, sidelined or erased as a result of antisemitism. (Feb. 5) ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The Jewish Sense of Humor

In these times of economic stress, the suffering of the Jew is as keen as that of any other representative class of population. Yet in searching through the storehouse of his rich past, he may still ...
Yahoo

How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7

In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...
The Forward

‘The jokes were fantastic’: Jewish users reflect on their pre-Musk Twitter community

(JTA) — Two years ago, a poll on Twitter tried to settle once and for all how to refer to the corner of the social media platform where Jews conversed. “Jwitter” got two thirds of the 525 votes, with ...
Directors Guild of America

Laughing Out Loud! Jewish Humor with Jason Reitman

On April 10, DGA members took a hilarious look at the world of comedy and Jewish humor in film from the past as the Jewish Committee (JC) hosted its inaugural event, Laughing Out Loud! Jewish Humor ...
The Forward

Has the Jewish joke become an endangered species — Òu sont les blagues d’antan?

Is the Jewish joke on the verge of becoming extinct? The Last Jewish Joke, written by the veteran Parisian sociologist Michel Wieviorka, and newly translated into English by Cory Stockwell, argues ...
The Jewish Exponent

‘Funny Girl’ Tour Casts Non-Jewish Actor as Fanny Brice, Reigniting ‘Jewface’ Criticism

The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...
Washington Examiner

Funny, But I Do Look Jewish

FUNNY, BUT I DO LOOK JEWISH, at least to myself, and more and more so as the years go by. I’m fairly sure I didn’t always look Jewish, not when I was a boy, or possibly even when a young man, though I ...
Jewish Journal

Comedian Eli Lebowicz: Making People Laugh With Jewish Humor

In Eli Lebowicz’s high school yearbook, there was a place where students could write the career they’d have in 10 years. He put “stand-up comedian.” He must have had some kind of prophecy, because ...
Publishers Weekly

The Purpose and Power of Jewish Humor: PW Talks with the Editors of ‘Wit Happens’

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... In 2021, the Pew Research Center released a study about American Jewish identity. Among its findings: more than twice as many respondents ...
New York Post

How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7

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.