Comedy
Jewish creators are fighting antisemitism with humor and truth
Jewish voices around the world are harnessing social media not for fame or fortune but to defend their identity.
Has Israel lost the ideals of its founding fathers? - editorial
‘Happy Place’: A funny and moving new dramedy airing in Israel - review
Eretz Nehederet features Alon Ohel playing piano, pokes fun at Mamdani, UTJ
Punch comedy festival: Laugh lines in Tel Aviv coming in December
Punch, Tel Aviv’s first-ever stand-up and comedy festival, will take place December 11-13.
Emperor Trump rules Israel on new Eretz Nehederet episode
The highlights of the season premiere of Eretz Nehederet were US President Donald Trump as a Roman emperor and Greta Thunberg disappointedly discovering there was actually a ceasefire.
In Saudi Arabia, Dave Chappelle jokes that ‘I stand with Israel’ would be his code for censorship
The state-sponsored show, which took place on Saturday and featured a host of top international comedians, was criticized by Human Rights Watch and several other comedians
Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs
The 37-year-old Gianmarco Soresi has seen his online popularity explode in recent years, as he joins a generation of comics finding audiences outside the comedy clubs.
Martin Winiar: Economist by day, stand-up comic by night
"If you come with the realistic expectation that people are people and countries are countries, you will notice that most Israelis are good, and it’s a wonderful country."
Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ disappoints - film review
Wes Anderson’s latest movie lacks a compelling, comprehensible storyline, or characters viewers would care about.
How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets
Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.
Is this for real? Food for thought at 4th Israeli Comedy Fesitval
Ephraim Kishon Israeli Comedy Festival takes place at its perennial base of Beit Mazia, and various other locations dotted around town, for the fourth time, August 17-21.
Israeli Comedy Festival returns for its fourth year to bring laughs for everyone
From August 17 to 21, the Israeli Comedy Festival is back for its fourth year, featuring a mix of stand-up, improv, and five brand-new theater shows.
'A huge betrayal': Jewish comedian speaks to 'Post' after Edinburgh venue cancels show - interview
"The staff said, 'If you are attracting issues that need extra security, it puts everyone in the venue in danger,'" Creeger recounted.
Arrays of hope: Israel Festival's offerings in a year full of woes
This year’s festival opens in Jerusalem on July 16 under the aegis of returning artistic directors Michal Vaknin and Itay Mautner, and in the Galilee and Western Negev, through to August 1.
