Comedian jokes about Jews’ expulsion: Social media reacts to viral video, ‘Using antisemitic talking points as humor?’

Social media reactions to comedian Isabel M Levin's viral joke about Jewish expulsions are mixed. Some users have criticized her use of antisemitic tropes, while others have questioned the historical ...
Yahoo

How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7

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 ...
The Forward

A primary influence on Jewish jokes? The ancient Purim spiel

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 ...
Capital Public Radio

'Let There Be Laughter': Modern Jewish Jokes Poke At Assimilation

Michael Krasny's new book is called Let There Be Laughter. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about this treasury of great Jewish jokes, and why they matter. Michael Krasny joins us now from his studios at ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The Jewish Sense of Humor

In these times of economic stress, the suffering of the Jew is as keen as that of any other representative class of population. Yet in searching through the storehouse of his rich past, he may still ...
The Forward

‘The jokes were fantastic’: Jewish users reflect on their pre-Musk Twitter community

(JTA) — Two years ago, a poll on Twitter tried to settle once and for all how to refer to the corner of the social media platform where Jews conversed. “Jwitter” got two thirds of the 525 votes, with ...
The Jewish Exponent

‘Funny Girl’ Tour Casts Non-Jewish Actor as Fanny Brice, Reigniting ‘Jewface’ Criticism

The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...
The Gazette

Temple Shalom class examines the history of Jewish humor

For a century, American Jews have had an outsized role in American comedy. From Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Mason to Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers to Gilda Radner, and Jerry Lewis to Seth Rogen, ...
The New York Times

Is It Funny for the Jews?

For a cultural critic, a sense of humor is integral to his Jewish identity. But these dark times raise existential questions about comedy and its uses. Credit...Chloe Cushman Supported by By Jason ...
New York Post

How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7

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.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

‘The jokes were fantastic’: Jewish users reflect on their community as Twitter teeters

The platform, in the words of one user, has been a “synagogue you don’t go to, which is maybe more important than the synagogue you do go to.” (JTA) — Two years ago, a poll on Twitter tried to settle ...