Comedy

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.

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Eretz Nehederet parodies Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 4, 2026.
MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

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.

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OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

‘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.

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Photo from Murder at the Dead Sea

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.

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‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50

The show was a cultural phenomenon after premiering on October 11, 1975, with a cast including then-unknowns Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FORMER CAST member Tina Fey arrives for the ‘Saturday Night Live 50: The Anniversary Special’ at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, on Sunday.

Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for portraying Jewish characters

The awards ceremony also generated the first known public photos of Brody and actor Adrien Brody together.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Adam Brody, left, poses with fellow actor Adrien Brody at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, Feb. 7, 2025.

Why humor may be the best way to destroy Hamas - opinion

Our people have used comedy to cope for centuries, and learning to laugh at our enemies not only keeps us going.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByZACH SAGE FOX
Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the release of Keith Siegel, a US-Israeli dual national hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, February 1, 2025.

Much to my chagrin, Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue hit me so hard - opinion

As much as I wish it weren’t the case, Dave Chappelle’s comments were not a joke.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByHAYIM LEITER
COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2023. ‘The more Hollywood elites speak out on behalf of the radicalized people of Gaza, the more my people are in danger, from New York to Jerusalem,’ the writer argues.

The Wedding Plan is a light-hearted comedy, Protection series offers suspenseful drama

TV week in Israeli culture

JANUARY 22, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
MODERN ISRAELI comedy, ‘The Wedding Plan.’

Amsterdam comedy club cancels Israeli stand-up after threats

Boom said that it believed in freedom of expression without hate and offered to help Sponder relocate to another venue.  

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
The city of Amsterdam

Trump drops by Eretz Nehederet to boast about the hostage deal

“Bibi and me have a long relationship of give and take. I give orders, he takes them,” said the actor depicting Trump.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Omer Etzion as Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

Candace Owens goes off on the 'Babylonian Talmudic Bee'

“It’s just very obvious they are worshipping Israel,” Owens said of the site. “That they base their jokes on people who don’t worship Israel and Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.”

JANUARY 7, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Candace Owens, conservative political commentator, speaks on stage during "Turning Point's The Peoples Convention" on June 14, 2024 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.

Gleeful Gallic gems to be shown at the 'Oh La La!' Festival of French Comedy

The films will play over different weekends, starting at the Sderot Cinematheque and Haifa Cinematheque on opening day.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE MAD Adventures of Rabbi Jacob.’

We will laugh again: How Israel got funny again during war with Hamas, Hezbollah

Israelis looked around and found much outside of Israel they could laugh about. 

OCTOBER 24, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
IN THE hours after the deadly pager attacks on Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon last month, social media was flooded with memes about the operation.