Many Jewish comedy greats got their start in the once-scrappy comedy sketch show, which celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend. Since its humble beginnings in 1975, when a Jewish writer and ...
Lassar describes her Jewish comedy as much more than stereotypical Borscht Belt jokes. It’s about sharing voices, connecting ...
Warbling vaudeville songs and the sounds of slapstick humor echoed through MacMillan Hall's C.V. Starr Auditorium yesterday as Edward Merwin, assistant professor of religion at Dickinson College, ...
Jewish comedian and songwriter Polly Wolly, born Pauline Schantzer, is carving a niche in performing at nursing homes and helping children to tap into their funny side. Her hilariously edgy ...
One of comedian Elayne Boosler's secret weapons is her post-punchline smile. It was there on David Letterman's show in the 1980s, when she joked about why women like slot machines, and decades later ...
On Apr. 3., Duke Jewish Student Union (JSU) swapped Thursday night cramming time for a spectacular stand-up comedy show. Held at the Freeman Center, Jewish Life at Duke’s building, the event featured ...
“Grandiloquent,” playing at the West Village’s Lucille Lortel Theatre through Feb. 8, is both deeply personal and extremely Jewish. Jewish stand-up comedian Gary Gulman is trying a new approach in his ...
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