Comedy
'War Trump' vs 'Peace Trump': the Eretz Nehederet skit that captured Israel’s Trump anxiety
Israeli satirical sketch comedy Eretz Nehederet's newest skit was the highlight of the show's entire season.
From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor
Iran’s supreme leader tells Eretz Nehederet he’s bored of bingeing TV in his bunker
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Comedian popular with ultra-Orthodox wants non-Jews to watch, too
The special explores Veiga and Rosenfeld’s significant age difference, COVID-19, antisemitism and the logic of Shabbat elevators.
New Israeli comedy show to hit Netflix, Taylor Swift: Eras Tour hits Disney+
Good news for Israeli Swifties: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has just become available here on Disney+ (Disney+ is also available through Yes).
Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76
Lewis had been in ill health for a number of years and last April announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years earlier.
'The Daily Show's Jon Stewart rejects 'military solution' to Hamas in latest episode
Stewart compared America's criticism of Israel to advice to an addict from his drug dealer, and called on Israel to cease fire, and Hamas to release hostages, "without preconditions."
Hollywood goes bananas for 'The Monkey House'
In spite of the movie theaters being closed for much of October due to the war, the movie has continued to draw audiences.
Hanoch Levin’s laughing mammoth - opera review
In Levin’s dark comedy, there is something in the nature of living itself that oppresses us. London might have mammoths, good television, and pianos – but all are outside our reach.
'Eretz Nehederet' uses TikTok to mock UNRWA-Hamas scandal
The program joked that UNRWA believed they were hosting a "Student exchange program" before depicting a Gaza captive.
US comics help Israelis cope with trauma of Hamas attack
Steadily, some form of normality has returned in Israel; now, comedy shows are sold out as rocket attacks from Gaza have started to subside.
Jewish comedian Gianmarco Soresi goes viral after learning how to sign ‘Nazi’ in ASL
The translator imitated Hitler’s mustache with two fingers placed on her upper lip while her other hand did a reduced ‘sieg heil’ gesture, something commonly practiced in Nazi Germany.
Amid Israel-Hamas war, Comedy for Koby arms Israelis with laughter
“Laughter is healing,” said the foundation’s executive director, Eliana Mandell Braner, whose brother Koby was murdered by terrorists in 2001 when he was 13.