American Jewish comedy

Ari Shaffir

In ‘Jew,’ comic Ari Shaffir delivers a raunchy love letter to the religion he says he left behind

The comedian’s YouTube special arrives amidst a national conversation about comedy and antisemitism.

By Jacob Henry November 18, 2022 12:05 pm

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The Catskills meet Mount Sinai at a night of Jewish comedy

Performers at the Chosen Comedy Festival joked about Jewish folkways that may well be invisible to the mainstream.

August 21, 2022 7:00 am

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried, whose foul-mouthed comic persona concealed a content Jewish dad, dies at 67

“Please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor,” his family said in a message.

April 12, 2022 4:35 pm

‘I’m Vietnamese, I’m Jewish.’ And he is performing Christmas Eve at a Chinese restaurant.

By Robert Nagler Miller December 21, 2018 3:31 pm

Comedian Orny Adams talks about his Jewish background (just not on stage)

By Steve North July 20, 2018 12:10 pm

Performer known for Bozo the Clown act dies at 89

March 23, 2018 8:26 am

Jewish imitator tells Trump why ‘fantastic’ Holland is ‘the best’ in viral video

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 24, 2017 1:08 pm

From Groucho Marx to Seinfeld, Jewish jokes dominate top 100 list

By Ben Sales February 3, 2016 5:10 pm

‘Jerry and the Falafel’ and other Israel-themed ‘Seinfeld’ episodes

By Ron Kampeas October 7, 2015 6:40 pm

Sid Caesar, TV and comedy pioneer, dies at 91

February 13, 2014 10:25 am

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