Comedy
No, David Zucker, you couldn’t make ‘Airplane!’ today — but why would you want to?
In Zucker’s films, many of the jokes that fall flat now were doomed to die anyhow, too topical to endure and too problematic to bear remembering.
Jackie Mason’s racist remarks are also a part of his legacy
Mason twice used a Yiddish slur to describe Black politicians — 20 years apart.
How Jackie Mason remade the world of Jewish stand-up comedy
Mason was only interested in comic investigation into the meaning and hypocrisies of modern life through the prism of Jewishness.
Iliza Shlesinger’s new Netflix feature should have stuck to standup
Iliza Shlesinger is funny, but that’s the only reason “Good on Paper is watchable.
For Mel Brooks’ 95th birthday, 4 ways he changed the world
From one Brooks, how many rivers flow?
This 25-year-old Ashkenazi-British-Sudanese comedian is blowing up on TikTok
Lukas Arnold talks about his life all the time; it’s central to the comedy that has earned him 1.1 million followers on TikTok. And yet, the more he talks about himself, the more of an enigma he becomes.
Steve Martin’s greatest accomplishment? Making WASPs funny.
Martin, prematurely gray and Wonder-Bread-handsome, found unprecedented inroads with TV’s old Jewish guard. He brought them something new.
This ultra-Orthodox man is running for president — or is he?
The campaign is a comedic gag…so far.
On The Jewish Brilliance Of Jenny Slate’s Netflix Special ‘Stage Fright’
Jenny Slate brings a new level of genuine panic to Judaism.
What Happened At The Comedy Show Harvey Weinstein Attended?
Audience members booed the comedian who addressed Weinstein.