What it means to be Jewish in the U.S. has changed since the early days of Jewish comics on the Borscht Belt. We’ve assimilated, spread out across the country and the accent is fading away. You have ...

Raanan Hershberg pushes stand-up to new limits with his openness about idolising Louis CK and balanced stance on ...

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 ...

The producers of the satirical sketch comedy brought back their mockery of Iran as its potential conflict with the US looms large. “Usually, we ask whether there will be rain on Purim, but this year ...

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What is a holiday like Purim doing on the Jewish calendar? What is a book like Esther doing in the Tanakh? Was the holiday ...

In 'Never Mind the Happy,' Tony winner and seven-time Oscar nominee Marc Shaiman recounts collaborations with Bette Midler ...

Smash Mouth made a surprise appearance at Tel Aviv’s Barby club as part of a secret concert series, defying the trend of ...

The East Bay International Jewish Film Festival returns with 22 films from eight countries in theaters and online in March.

HoliPurim, a one-night comedy celebration where the joyous worlds of Purim and Holi collide. Inspired by two festivals known ...

I placed a “Welcome Home, Sam” sign on my front door on Sunday. Sam arrived around 10:30 pm. I waited until morning to unpack Sam. Then I put him back in the garage for a long snooze until our next ...

They place Andorra’s spectacle inside Carnival’s long European tradition of “inversion,” when norms are suspended before Lent ...