“His style was a little bit different; he wasn’t a Borscht belt comedian, but he certainly learned from them,” director Ron Frank told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. (JTA) — When Mel Brooks was ...

In the last few months, Jews have shed many tears, but a new free online class from YIVO, “Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America,” will launch on March 21 and should provide some ...

(JTA) — Two weeks after a Trump-supporting heckler threw a beer can at Ariel Elias at a club in New Jersey over her politics, the Jewish comedian’s fortunes took a turn for the better. A video of the ...

(JTA) — In the 2020 comedy “Shiva Baby,” a 20-something young woman shows up at a house of Jewish mourners and gently offers her condolences. When she finds her mother in the kitchen, they chat about ...

‘I truly believe humor is a tool. It’s a tool that helps people release emotional tension, a tool that helps people feel safe. Very often, when someone tells me a joke or makes me laugh, even about ...