4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (789+ words) By its very nature, laughter feels neither urgent nor important. It's usually accidental: If it happens it happens. Laughter also has a silly quality, and silly is the opposite of serious....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1212+ words) In January, Comedian Menachem Silverstein opened his set at the Laugh Factory talking about a problem he's experienced for his whole life. "My name is Menachem and I support Israel," Silverstein told the sold out crowd. "It's not political, they're…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1146+ words) Cowen's Haggadah is a sharp, irreverent work, written as a script in which familiar figures " including Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Marco Rubio " take on roles within the Seder itself. The result feels more like a fun table reading than…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (977+ words) Larry David doesn't do podcasts. So when he agreed to appear on Elon Gold's new "Stars of David" podcast, it felt like an event. When asked why he agreed, David told Gold, "Because you are a persistent asshole! You wouldn't…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (745+ words) What is a friend? "Acquire for yourself a friend" (Pirkei Avot 1: 6). Not the Facebook kind but a real friend." And in these hard times for Israel, we Jews know at least one thing: humor can help get us through. Why…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (681+ words) Marla and Libby are back with another episode of Schmuckboys. This week the duo start with their updates of the week. Libby shares about how her and Jack are celebrating one year of marriage. And the two talk about the…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (892+ words) One significant difference I've noticed, though, is that Jewish comics of that earlier era often discussed being Jewish on stage. Today, that's a rarity. Most of the old guard were secular, but they still seemed to know more about being…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1224+ words) What's it like to be Jewish in America today? The easy answer is that it's scary. Everywhere we turn, we're reminded that "antisemitism is on the rise" and that Jews, especially those who are visibly Jewish, are feeling increasingly unsafe....

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (808+ words) Full disclosure:" I see the Bible as literature, not journalism. Great literature contains jokes. This passage is burlesque satire, meant, in my mind, to make us laugh, think and admire. If you've never read the Bible before, you absolutely for…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1482+ words) A search for a good bagel in Los Angeles led actor and singer Jessica Fishenfeld on a delicious endeavor. Her show, "Bagels and Banter," is a fun and fabulous foodie series on You Tube. "I wanted my own show where…...