Sunday, May 5, 2019

Jewish Comedy from Australia: Meet Rabbi Mendel Goornisht at the Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival



Jewish Humor Central has subscribers all over the world, and Australia always places in the top ten countries. We haven't given much attention to Australian Jewish humor lately, so today we're sharing a performance by "Rabbi Mendel Goornisht" at the Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival a few years back.

We laughed at his portrayal of his life as a rabbi in Melbourne. We're still trying to track down his real name and find some more of his backstory. If any of our Australian readers are more familiar with his comedy, we hope they will share information about him with us.

In the meantime, just enjoy!

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  1. Melbourne Psychiatrist Nathan Serry's alter ego is Rabbi Mendel Goornischt, whose name means "nothing" in Yiddish. He comes from a long line of nothings in the old country. Rabbi Goornischt was born at a surprise party for his grandmother's 80th birthday where he appeared as her cheder teacher in a This Is Your Life skit.

    https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/spiritofthings/spiritually-incorrect---religion-and-satire/3547816

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