In his heyday, the playwright Neil Simon, who died on August 26 at age 91, produced a series of long-running plays, some of them winners of significant awards, that tickled audiences as the height of the wisecrack genre. “Brighton Beach Memoirs” (1983), “Biloxi Blues” (1985), “Broadway Bound” (1986), and “Lost in Yonkers” (1991) capped a…
Since its launch in August 2017, the 1-year-young gameshow app HQ Trivia has changed lives, filled coffers, and strengthened thumb-muscles beyond previously believed limits. The live, app-based trivia game airs at 3pm and 9pm on weekdays, and allows users to “take a stab at correctly answering 12 multiple choice questions (which start easy but rapidly…
Thirteen years after Sacha Baron Cohen fooled Donald Trump while in character as Ali G — the English comedian posted a mysterious video this week on July 4th, where the POTUS refers to his adversary as a “third-rate character,” saying: “Go to school, and learn about being funny, because you don’t know sh**.” Trump’s remarks…
In light of Jonathan Neumann’s essay exposing the evils of liberal Judaism and its embrace of tikkun olam, I have been forced to re-evaluate my life’s work as a liberal rabbi. I now realize the tremendous damage I have done to Judaism through my part in the spread of the cult of tikkun olam, which…
Jon Stewart hangs out under Stephen Colbert’s desk. Not always. But sometimes. Here is proof from “Late Night with Stephen Colbert.” Jon Stewart joined autism raffle winner Rachel Ulmer to spend the show chilling under Colbert’s desk. In what looks like an uncomfortably cramped prize they acted out some comedy moments. During one bit, Jon…
The royal wedding promises giant hats, fancy carriages, huge crowds, and elegant outfits. But will it be fun? Amy Schumer says definitely not. As reported by Yahoo News, comedian Amy Schumer went on Australian radio show “Fitzy and Wippa,” and talked sympathetically about how the royal wedding is “going to suck” for royal bride-to-be Meghan…
Dana Goldberg, the Jewish comedian and LGBT activist, had me at hello. Actually, she didn’t say “hello” because she was making a 60 second video for Advocate debunking lesbian sex myths, but she did have me at, “scissoring is a thing.” Goldberg has been making videos for the Advocate for years, but as she rises…
Michelle Wolf hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. By Sunday night, the 32 year-old stand-up comic and “Daily Show” contributor was a household name. Credit is mostly due to the uniquely brazen and brilliant Wolf and her writing team. But the forces that made Wolf front-page-of-the-Internet news are a curious group of…
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