Jewish humor

A comedian and an author share a laugh on stage.

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Alex Edelman and fans of ‘Long Story Short’ may disagree, but a new book says Jewish humor is dying

In “The Last Jewish Joke,” Michel Wieviorka writes about a golden age of Jewish comedy and the dark forces that may be killing it.

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Comedians defend Israel the best way they know how: Make ’em laugh

Comics use social media to mock opponents and to cope with the tensions of a bloody war.

Did you hear the one about the Jewish comedians who set out to explain Israel?

Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt have written a “next-level” guide to a country they say is misunderstood.

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What Jewish comedians made of Michael Che’s Israel joke

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Kvetch and the City

Blazing Saddles

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‘Blazing Saddles’ still stands as one of the great comedies — and the Mel Brooks film teaches lessons, too

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‘A Jewish Joke’ recalls when the McCarthy-era blacklist could kill a career

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Your guide to Shavuot, now with 50 percent less facts

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Israel’s Beit Hatfutsot museum gets serious about Jewish humor

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A Hilarious, Forgotten Jewish Comedian Named Stanley

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