Monday, January 9, 2012

Comedy Showcase: Stuart Rappaport - Optometrist by Day, Comedian by Night


In 2005, Stuart Rappaport won the Jewish Week Best Jewish Comedian contest. We found a clip of this prize-winning performance and we're sharing it with you today.

A man of many talents, Rappaport is an optometrist by day in Cedarhurst, New York. When he's not doctoring, he is a stand-up comedian, a theater performer, and a cantor.

As Justin Sachs wrote in the Five Towns Herald last September,
Rappaport got his start in 2000 when he saw an advertisement in one of his local papers. “I like a challenge, and I’ve always had a flair for entertainment,” he said. “Comedy was something I always wanted to try my hand at.”

Success came early for the Orthodox Jewish doctor, who came in third place a mere three years contest after starting, followed by a second place finish the following year and taking the top spot in 2005.
Here is his prize-winning routine.  Enjoy!

(A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:  THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS.  YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.)
 

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