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. By Amy Klein November 16, 2023 1:50 pm
Four Questions 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. April 26, 2023 3:21 pm
Ideas What Jewish comedians made of Michael Che’s Israel joke Comedians and pundits debate a “Weekend Update” one-liner about vaccines that watchdogs labeled anti-Semitic. February 24, 2021 11:53 am
‘Blazing Saddles’ still stands as one of the great comedies — and the Mel Brooks film teaches lessons, too By Marc Brodsky April 8, 2020 12:04 pm
‘A Jewish Joke’ recalls when the McCarthy-era blacklist could kill a career By Curt Schleier March 11, 2019 1:11 pm
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Sponsored Israel’s Beit Hatfutsot museum gets serious about Jewish humor By Ben Harris April 4, 2018 3:25 pm