Comedy
Eretz Nehederet returns with sharp election satire, Sydney Sweeney, flydubai spoof
Eretz Nehederet returned ahead of Israel's elections with Sydney Sweeney singing 'Ha Tikvah,' a flydubai hijacking spoof and biting satire targeting Netanyahu, Eisenkot, and reserve duty.
Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach
Celebrating laughter, loving Israel: Comedy for Koby’s 25th anniversary tour
‘Checkout’s super return, what’s up in ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Pacino's ‘Serpico’ makes a comeback
‘Checkout’ creators discuss Season 6, box office hit, and writing comedy during wartime - interview
Checkout’s sixth season started running in Israel this week (and can be seen on kan.org.il as well as on KAN 11), and a movie based on the series was released over the summer.
Michael Rapaport to star in Comedy for Koby Sukkot tour
Known for his unfiltered, high-energy New York style, Michael Rapaport will join tour founder Avi Liberman for three nights of stand-up.
'My Other Half': Sex, drugs, rock & roll, philosophy, and cynicism - book review
In My Other Half, the hero, Jake, eventually meets an unexpected fate in Jerusalem. Until then, he embarks on a hilarious series of decadent misadventures, some of which appear below.
Despite boycotts and cancellation, Israeli entertainers stay proud of identity - from the editor
Amid boycotts and hostility abroad, Israeli artists unapologetically embrace their identities and continue performing on stage
Sderot Women’s Theater premieres dark October 7 comedy play ‘Laughing on the Border’
In the new play, Sderot Women’s Theater Ensemble uses black comedy to process the October 7 massacre.
'Hill 338' revives a classic Israeli comedy for a new generation - review
'Hill 338' pays tribute to Halfon Hill Doesn’t Answer, blending familiar characters and nostalgia with contemporary military satire.
‘Checkout’: New comedy hit, expanded from one of Israel's most popular series
A new comedy feature film titled 'Checkout' has already sold a quarter of a million tickets in just a few days, telling the stories of staff and customers at a fictional supermarket chain in Israel.
Kaplan Medical Center fundraiser comedy event sells out ahead of Shavuot
A charity stand-up comedy event held ahead of Shavuot drew a full house this week as hundreds gathered to support the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Kaplan Medical Center.
‘Fantasy Life,’ a Jewish-American dramedy, stars neurotic New Yorkers
The movie is more reminiscent of the films of Noah Baumbach, Nicole Holofcener, and Lisa Cholodenko at their best, or even, at moments, of James L. Brooks.
Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism
It’s usually the men in movies who have this kind of sudden-onset midlife crisis, but here it’s Eva who impulsively decides to move out of her apartment and start dating.
