Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have had their Edinburgh shows cancelled by the Whistle Binkies bar, allegedly for ‘safety reasons ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

On stage on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Jewish Theological Seminary, the comedian Alex Edelman told a Jewish joke that he said he once read in an academic journal. It essentially goes like this: A man ...

Jewish comedians due to perform at Edinburgh Fringe have had their shows cancelled due to bar staff having 'safety concerns'. Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were due to perform at the Whistlebinkies ...

Stand-up comedian Mordechai Rosenfeld distinguishes between "comedians who are Jewish," and "Jewish comedians"--and he classifies himself in the latter category. "The Jewish is right up front," said ...

For those who miss the very funny, very Jewish presence of the late comedy icons Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner, a new off-Broadway play that tells the story of their eight-year relationship practically ...

Two Jewish comedians have claimed their shows have been cancelled on the Edinburgh Fringe this year because of “safety concerns” from staff at the venue. Rachel Creeger was set to perform her show ...

Introduction : the world of Jewish comedians -- 1. The golden door and the velvet curtain, 1890-1930 -- 1. The land of hope and tears : comedians and immigrant America -- 2. Curtain up and curtain ...

Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a Jewish person until starting his graduate studies at New York University more than a decade ago. The child of Pakistani immigrants, Saleem was raised in a Muslim ...

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YLD Big Event Fundraiser will star Iliza Shlesinger (right). Jared Freid will open. The hilarious Iliza Shlesinger will perform her stand-up comedy for the Young Leadership Division's annual Big Event ...