Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Brett Gelman to Judy Gold, how Jewish comics are keeping the Chosen People smiling. In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack ...

You know the saying, “All roads lead to Rome?” Well, I believe that the rich history of Jewish jokes can be traced back to the Hebrew month of Adar and the holiday of Purim. That’s right — we have ...

Israeli comic Matan Peretz is back on the performance circuit after taking a break to fight in the Gaza War -- as well as figure out how to be funny in a time of historic horror.

Award-winning Israeli film director Einat Kapach explored Jewish humor with area residents Sunday as part of Southeast Missouri State University's International Education Week. "Humor is very ...

Is the Jewish joke on the verge of becoming extinct? The Last Jewish Joke, written by the veteran Parisian sociologist Michel Wieviorka, and newly translated into English by Cory Stockwell, argues ...

In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...

Social media reactions to comedian Isabel M Levin's viral joke about Jewish expulsions are mixed. Some users have criticized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British actor Maureen Lipman says Jewish humor is being overlooked, sidelined or erased as a result of antisemitism. (Feb. 5) ...

The history of the Jewish people is a long one, I’ll say it. The history of Jewish comedy, though not as long, is perhaps just as significant to the modern world. Jewish humor has carved itself a ...

A Passover seder for the wiseguys, cutups and punsters who frankly have a hard time taking the whole thing seriously. Ronna Glickman and Beverly Ginsberg have some advice for you – and they’ll give it ...

AMHERST, Massachusetts (JTA) — Since its opening in 1997, the Yiddish Book Center has wowed visitors with its architecture. A Jewish village resurrected on a college campus in sylvan Amherst, ...