2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (975+ words) The Animix International Animation, Comics, and Caricature Festival will return to the Tel Aviv Cinematheque from August 4-8, offering five days of funny, thought-provoking, and visually stunning exhibitions, performances, film screenings, workshops, and meetings with leading Israeli and international artists. Now…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (824+ words) This is a new golden age for the Israeli genre, “Seretai Bourekas,” comedies with a lot of shtick and slapstick. The latest example is Checkout, a feature-film version of the sitcom of the same title, known in Hebrew as Kupa…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (381+ words) Many people find themselves unwilling to attend performances dealing with Shoah themes. For some, it’s too painful and triggering. Others feel saturated and bombarded by content on this topic. But Shards of Laughter, as you might guess from its title,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) Mel Brooks had a famous comedy routine in which he played a character known as the "2,000-year-old man,” who regaled viewers with tales from two millennia, and while the famous comedy director/actor/writer isn’t quite that old, he has…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (27+ words) The play tracks a Jewish single father over 20 years as he raises his daughter alone, putting a comedy-drama spin on themes of identity and religion....

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (607+ words) As the Koby Mandell Foundation marks its 25th anniversary, it will host the 40th edition of its Comedy for Koby tour, starting on Wednesday, May 27, at venues across the country. The tour will feature shows in Beit Shemesh, Gush Etzion, Modi’in, Zichron…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (321+ words) The event, titled “High Pulse Stand-Up Marathon,” featured several of Israel’s leading comedians, including Daniel Chen, Mor Chen, Moshe Ashkenazi, Amiram Tovim, and Uri Brener. Held at the Weizmann Institute, the evening included dinner and entertainment, with proceeds designated for…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) To many outsiders, the ultra-Orthodox community of Mea Shearim remains a mystery. It is a closed world that often sparks wild fantasies and associations, partly due to its theological rejection of the Israeli state, which has made it a frequent…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (850+ words) Modi Rosenfeld, the Jackie Mason of his generation, is a comedian on a mission, or more accurately, multiple missions. Job 1: Bring the Moshiach energy. “Maybe somebody in that family just went through some terrible health challenge, or maybe they just…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1182+ words) In stand-up comedy, as in life, timing is everything. No matter how hilarious a punchline may be on paper, its punch will fall flat on delivery if the rhythm is off. But even comedic masters of timing don’t stand a…...