Jewish comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have spoken out after having their shows axed unexpectedly, believing they were withdrawn on a false pretext. Both were due to perform at the ...

“Comedy for Peace” is one of the Jewish highlights of the New York Comedy Festival, which also includes shows by Alex Edelman, Alex Borstein and Anna Roisman. Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a ...

“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 ...

The Museum of the City of New York welcomed “The Roastmaster General” along with Katz’s Deli owner Jake Dell for a meaty talk ...

Jewish comedy is, of course, a long and vaunted tradition: Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Larry David. No one had to tell audiences that they were Jewish. Sure, there was Jewish ...

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 ...

New York Jewish Week — On April 10, Eitan Levine approached the pitcher’s mound in Connecticut as the Hartford Yard Goats prepared to play the Bowie Baysox. Four days later, on April 14, he will ...

OK, this isn’t the setup for an actual joke. Rather, it’s the premise of Comedy for Peace, a touring ensemble of stand-up comics from different religious backgrounds that perform on the same bill to ...

Sophie Tucker, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Friedman) Marty Ingels, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) Mae Questel, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) ...