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


British Airways pulls Jewish sitcom from flights to stay neutral

Concerned about appearing biased amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, British Airways decided not to screen the Jewish sitcom Hapless on its flights.

 British Airways Airbus A350-1000

Michael Che on SNL: 'Whether you're Muslim or Jewish, y'all need Jesus!'

In a four-minute skit, SNL hosts make a series of jokes, among them one about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

70th Primetime Emmy Awards - Show - Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2018 - Hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che.

Actor Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', dead at 61

Braugher was also a regular on stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival, winning an off-Broadway Obie Award in 1997 for the title role in "Henry V."

 Actor Andre Braugher from the NBC series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" poses at the NBCUniversal UpFront presentation in New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2018.

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez attend comedy night for Gaza charity

The funds raised from the comedy show were donated to ANERA, a charity accused of being highly political and biased.

 Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war: Comedy to enjoy for wartime gallows humor

Jews have a rich tradition of gallows humor, and Israeli comedians have stepped up to do what they can to raise morale, even during the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

 COMEDIAN HEN MIZRACHI (right) with a Homefront Command worker in ‘Stand-up Squad.’

Fearful flyers are the focus of comedy ‘Northern Comfort’ - review

Northern Comfort, which combines a fear-of-flying comedy with a trope about people getting stuck in an out-of-the-way place, is gentle entertainment filled with good performances by familiar faces.

 A SCENE from ‘Northern Comfort.’

Comedians around the country offer comic relief during Israel-Gaza war

Even as the country reels from anger and sorrow in the wake of Hamas's brutal attack on Israel, comedians are managing to make smiles.

 Yossi Tarablus and Yossi Penso performing for evacuees.

Israeli satire show pokes fun at BBC in new skit featuring Yahya Sinwar interview

Israel’s longest-running political satire program, "Eretz Nehederet," has tackled issues regarding the war with what the director calls an "old Jewish secret: laughing in the face of death."

 Israel’s longest-running political satire program, Eretz Nehederet, pokes fun at BBC coverage with a mock interview of Hamas leaer Yahya Sinwar.

Life of Jewish-American comedian Albert Brooks shown in new documentary

If you know Albert Brooks and his comedy, you’ll be eager to see this movie, and if you’re not familiar with him, this is a great way to find out who he is.

 ALBERT BROOKS  is the subject of HBO’s ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.’

An all-Jewish, all-queer lineup of comedians takes the stage at New York Comedy Festival

Catch Big Yenta Energy with Raye Schiller at Club Cumming on Nov. 8 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $12.

People take part in the 51st annual Israel parade in Manhattan, New York May 31, 2015.