Comedy

Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.

MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan

Photo from Murder at the Dead Sea

What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’

Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar in a promotional photo for "Your Show of Shows," in 1952. The television show ran on NBC from 1950 to 1954.

Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar and a roomful of Jewish writers


Monty Python icon John Cleese postpones Israel shows

The Monty Python alumnus and star of films like A Fish Called Wanda didn’t give a reason for the change.

  JOHN CLEESE

John Cleese performances in Israel postponed

The performance includes Cleese recounting stories from his career, and his irreverent take on the state of the world, including current events in Israel.

 John Cleese

Comedy for Koby hosts benefit raising funds supporting victims of terror, trauma

The comedians are donating their talents to benefit the programs of The Koby Mandell Foundation, founded by Seth and Sherri Mandell, in memory of their son, Koby, and his friend, Yosef Ishran.

 Avi Liberman.

'The Jews, 5,000 Years and Counting:' Jewish history can be funny - review

The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting achieves an incredible feat: It covers our entire “epic journey through time, space, and guilt” in 224 pages.

BEN-GURION AIRPORT security, Terminal 1, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Checkout: A Mossad spy parody movie worth watching - review

Dov’s frantic attempts at gaining a totally Israeli identity will resonate more with most viewers than the darker story about the conflict.  

 A SCENE from ‘Checkout.’

The new 'Three Musketeers' film gets down and dirty - review

The movie is enjoyable, filled with swashbuckling and banter, and concentrates on presenting the 1600s with realistic grit and filth.

 FRANCOIS CIVIL in ‘The Three Musketeers: Part I – D’Artagnan.’

Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: Disturbed by post-Oct. 7 anti-Zionism, I was compelled to speak up

How Canadian comedian and influencer Daniel-Ryan Spaulding became an advocate for Israel.

 Daniel Ryan Spaulding is seen speaking to The Jerusalem Post.

Maya Kenig’s 'The Milky Way' delivers a funny, dystopian story of a single mom in Tel Aviv - review

The movie is a telling look at the way we live now, when the gap between those struggling to pay the rent and those who are super-wealthy has never been greater.

 HILA RUACH in Maya Kenig’s ‘The Milky Way.’

‘An Evening with John Cleese': Monty Python comic to perform in Israel

The shows will take place June 26 at the Jerusalem Theater, June 28 at the Smolarz Auditorium in Tel Aviv and the next night at Beit Hahayal in Tel Aviv.

  JOHN CLEESE

‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50

The show was a cultural phenomenon after premiering on October 11, 1975, with a cast including then-unknowns Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.

 FORMER CAST member Tina Fey arrives for the ‘Saturday Night Live 50: The Anniversary Special’ at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, on Sunday.