Comedy
Kaplan Medical Center fundraiser comedy event sells out ahead of Shavuot
A charity stand-up comedy event held ahead of Shavuot drew a full house this week as hundreds gathered to support the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Kaplan Medical Center.
‘Fantasy Life,’ a Jewish-American dramedy, stars neurotic New Yorkers
Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism
Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day
Eretz Nehederet searches for light at the end of the bomb shelter in season finale
The cast of the Israeli comedy show celebrated reaching the end of the season, which, from the end of February until April, had them running to bomb shelters.
Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City
Modi’s two dates at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the biggest venue he’s played so far in his 30 years of stand-up, April 23 and April 30, are selling briskly.
Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war
Even comedic masters of timing don’t stand a chance if their set is interrupted by air raid sirens.
Adir Miller's Reset: A midlife crisis comedy falls short of expectations
TV Time: In Reset, Adir Miller explores aging and regrets, but the series fails to live up to the expectations set by his past hits.
'War Trump' vs 'Peace Trump': the Eretz Nehederet skit that captured Israel’s Trump anxiety
Israeli satirical sketch comedy Eretz Nehederet's newest skit was the highlight of the show's entire season.
From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor
In his new memoir “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner,” Marc Shaiman reflects on a life shaped by chutzpah, fate, disappointment
Iran’s supreme leader tells Eretz Nehederet he’s bored of bingeing TV in his bunker
Eretz Nehederet shifted focus from Trump to a bunker-bound Khamenei, mocking Iran-US tensions, Israeli defense systems, and domestic politics amid mounting war anxiety.
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.
‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan
As it seems possible that a US attack on Iran may lead to another Iranian attack on Israel, there’s very little any of us can do except stock up on groceries and try to laugh about it all.
What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’
TV TIME: Israeli satire, British scandal, and classic dramas converge as television cautiously moves back toward escapism.
