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 ...

Five years after the end of Bojack Horseman, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is back with Long Story Short, an animated, decade-spanning comedy centered on a dysfunctional Jewish family. Lisa Edelstein, ...

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In television’s early days, Caesar translated Jewish humor into a language America didn’t yet know it understood.

The plaudits have not been in short supply for Marty Supreme, the new biopic about a talented American ping-pong player who ...

What are Jews supposed to do for Christmas? That’s a question posed for each of the past 33 years by comic and host Lisa Geduldig. For an impressive three decades, Geduldig, a lesbian, has presented ...

Introduction: A joke, two definitions, seven themes, four warnings, and another joke -- What's so funny about anti-semitism? -- Not-so-nice Jewish doctors -- The wit of the Jews -- A view from the ...

It’s the world premiere of Lou Stone Borenstein's romantic comedy, based on his multi-award-winning short film, "Jewish for Lunch." Ruth Cohen finally finds the perfect Jewish man to love, marry, and ...

Lenny Bruce once drew a sharp line between "true comedians" and what he called "good actors." A true comedian, he said, creates everything they say. Those who rely on writers aren't funny- they're ...

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant Is an institution in San Francisco. The shows began in 1993 and have taken place every year since. Kung Pao, which takes ...