4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (230+ words) The comedian and social media star played to a full house last night When you have nearly 300,000 Instagram followers who click on your posts for 30 seconds of comedic joy as an escape from daily doomscrolling, there's a lot of pressure…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (319+ words) This play is proof that the late playwright can make you feel as much as think It has been said of Tom Stoppard that his plays excite the brain but leave the heart cold. This play, first seen in 1993, has…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (793+ words) I was on my way to the podium at the Jewish Volunteer's Network Awards when a thought passed through my mind: "Do I address the Chief Rabbi or the Lord Lieutenant first at the top of my speech?" This led…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (772+ words) Guy Hochman was asked to release a press statement condemning "genocide" of Palestinians after violent threats to theatre The president of a Beverly Hills theatre'apologised on Saturday for cancelling a show by Israeli comedian Guy Hochman following a pressure campaign…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (301+ words) The actor is best known for his role as Fonzie in Happy Days Legendary Jewish actor Henry Winkler is set to star in a new comedy series being developed by NBC,titledLast Chance Lawyer, which he will also executive produce....

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (650+ words) John Nathan meets a writer-performer who latest show is inspired by her encounters with Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Cohen " and being the daughter of a Shoah survivor The stories that inspire Deb Filler's latest show, Cohen, Bernstein, Joni and Me, are…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (592+ words) The sell-out evening showcased the best of Jewish humour " and the best of Jewish pride Who's laughing now? Not the joyless haters who forced two Jewish comedians out of the Edinburgh Fringe last year. Looking back, it was a classic…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (823+ words) John Nathan chooses the best plays of the year, from a new stage adaptation of Mel Brooks's musical The Producers to a comic revenge fantasy about the kidnap of Jeremy Corbyn When the Menier Chocolate Factory announced that it was…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (450+ words) Holding Israel to account only highlights its high standards of tolerance, diversity and equality " unlike the kingdom You may have seen coverage of this autumn's Riyadh Comedy Festival. It was quite the thing, with a genuinely stellar lineup " all part…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (421+ words) The musical spoof that tauntingly reimagines Anne Frank for the "woke" world is not just rage bait "What do all these actresses [playing Anne Frank] have in common? They"re all white!" That"s from the viral Instagram of Slam…...