Sunday Standup (and Sitdown) Comedy Showcase: Victor Borge Performs at the Hollywood Palace in 1967

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.  

Today we're sharing one of Victor Borge's early standup comedy routines (actually sitting down.)

Victor Borge (1909-2000) was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nickname "The Clown Prince of Denmark","The Unmelancholy Dane", and "The Great Dane." 

He was born as Borge Rosenbaum to a Jewish family in Copenhagen. His parents were both musicians. He began piano lessons at the age of two, and it was soon apparent that he was a prodigy. He gave his first piano recital when he was eight years old, and in 1918 was awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

When the Nazis occupied Denmark during World War II, Borge was playing a concert in Sweden, and managed to escape to Finland. Even though Borge did not speak a word of English upon arrival, he quickly managed to adapt his jokes to the American audience, learning English by watching movies. He took the name of Victor Borge, and, in 1941, he started on Rudy Vallee's radio show, but was hired soon after by Bing Crosby for his Kraft Music Hall program.

Most of his humor centered on his relationship with his beloved piano and the funny variations on classical music that he created and performed to the delight of his audiences.

In this 1967 video clip from the Hollywood Palace TV Show, Borge previews safety features on new pianos.

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)

Today is erev Shabbat and also Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). It's an Israeli national holiday that commemorates the reunification of East Jerusalem (including the Old City) with West Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967, which saw Israel occupy East Jerusalem and the West Bank, effectively annexing the former. 

It is celebrated annually on 28 Iyar on the Hebrew calendar, and is marked officially throughout Israel with state ceremonies and memorial services.

Let's enjoy the day with a nostalgic look back at some scenes from the Old City 59 years ago accompanied by Meir Levy singing Naomi Shemer's Jerusalem of Gold.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Tony Martin Sings "All the Things You Are" 80 Years Ago

Tony Martin, born as Alvin Morris to a Jewish family in San Francisco, was a singer of popular music and was known as one of the last big stars from Hollywood's golden age of musicals. 

His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as Walk Hand in Hand, I Love Paris, Stranger in Paradise, and I Get Ideas. He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse from 1948 until she died in 2008. 

In this video clip from 1946, Martin sings Jerome Kern's All the Things You Are.

Enjoy! 

 

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Comedy Showcase: Looking Back at Don Rickles' Career on His 100th Birthday

Don Rickles, known as the king of insult comedy, would have been 100 years old this week. He died at age 90 in 2017, but he left behind a legacy of comedy performances that included a long list of genres -- American culture, self-deprecation, everyday life, religion, current events, shock, satire, and of course...insults.

Born in Queens with the name Rikhters to a Yiddish-speaking family, he began doing stand-up comedy performing in hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York. He became known as an insult comedian by responding to his hecklers. The audience enjoyed these insults more than his prepared material, and he incorporated them into his act. 

Rickles was a regular on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, appearing more than 100 times over the course of 30 years.

Today we're posting a compilation of some of Rickles' most hilarious insults and quick-witted comebacks ever captured on late-night television. 

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: Elon Gold on Jews and Construction Projects

We've been following Elon Gold and posting some of his shtick on Jewish Humor Central for the last 17 years. 

Elon is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the television series Stacked.  He also starred in the short-lived sitcom In-Laws. 

 

Known for his impressions, including those of Jeff Goldblum, Howard Stern and Jay Leno, Gold was a judge on the ABC celebrity impersonation competition series The Next Best Thing. Gold was also in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen as a cameraman from the Oprah Winfrey show.

Gold attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, NY and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (MTA)/Yeshiva University High School for Boys in Manhattan, NY. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew.

Today we're sharing a video clip of Gold commenting on Jews doing construction projects from building the pyramids to hanging a mezuzah. It's just as funny today as it would have been if we posted it on Passover.

Enjoy!

A Joke to Start the Week - "The First Jewish President"

Brad Zimmerman is a funny guy. He has performed all over the country doing his own stand-up comedy and has been the opening act for more famous performers including Joan Rivers, George Carlin, Billy Crystal, and Gary Shandling.

Brad combines years of acting training and standup, which is evident in Brad’s true pride and joy; his one man show, My Son the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy, and he has been working on it since 2005. 

In this week's Joke to Start the Week, we're sharing Brad's version of a Jewish mother's reaction to her son being sworn in as President of the United States.

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: Meet Matthew Broussard, Standup Jewish Cajun Comedian

Born in New Jersey, raised in Atlanta, and the 2012 winner of Houston's Funniest Person, Matthew Broussard is not exactly sure where he's from. The son of a Cajun father and Jewish mother, Matthew earned a degree in Applied Mathematics and had a job as a financial analyst before moving to West Hollywood to pursue stand-up comedy full time. His brand of playful, witty humor covers topics from physics and grammar to the hardships of looking like an 80s movie villain. 

He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The League, The Mindy Project, Conan, Roast Battle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the film Here Today with Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish, and has his own Half Hour Special on Comedy Central. 

In this excerpt from his special, Hyperbolic, Matthew looks at antisemitism from his unique cultural perspective.

Enjoy!

 

Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh - as Sung in the Israeli City of Tzfat (Safed)

Yedid Nefesh (Friend of the Soul) is a piyyut (poem) usually sung on Friday night just before the Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat) service begins.

According to Wikipedia, this beautiful poem is commonly attributed to the sixteenth century kabbalist, Rabbi Elazar ben Moshe Azikri (1533-1600), who first published it in Sefer Charedim (published in Venice 1601). Azikri's philosophy centered around the intense love one must feel for God, a theme that is evident in this piyyut. The first letters of each of the four verses make up the four letter name of God, known in English as the tetragrammaton.

This version of Yedid Nefesh was sung two weeks ago by a group of Chasidim at the grave of Rabbi Elazar Azikri in the Israeli city of Tzfat (Safed).

Shabbat shalom! 

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Eddie Fisher Singing "I Need You Now" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Today we're turning the calendar back 72 years to 1954 when Eddie Fisher sang I Need You Now, a popular song written by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs, on The Ed Sullivan Show. The recorded version reached number 1 on Billboard charts in 1954.

The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. 

We remember Eddie as a giant (although he was short) of the pop music world after he was discovered by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's in the Catskills where he was working as a bus boy. 

Fisher was born in Philadelphia in 1928 and was the fourth of seven children. He was the son of Russian-born Jewish immigrants, Gitte Winokur and Joseph Tisch. His father's surname was changed to Fisher by the time of the 1940 census.

He was not an observant Jew, but returned many times to sing at Grossinger's, and that's where he and Debbie Reynolds were married.  

Enjoy!

 

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: "Murphy Bed" - A Candid Camera Classic

Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on television from 1948 until 2014. Originally created and produced by Allen Funt, it often featured practical jokes, and initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

The show involved concealed cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims were told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera." The catchphrase became a song with music and lyrics by Sid Ramin.

In this classic episode the Candid Camera team rigged a mattress store with a Murphy bed that that swallows anyone who lies in it.

This Candid Camera episode took place 64 years ago in 1962.  

Enjoy!

Today is Lag BaOmer - Here's a Yiddish Take on the Holiday

Today is Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the period between Pesach and Shavuot. Around the world, the day is celebrated mainly in Jewish schools with children going on picnics and hikes and playing with toy bows and arrows in the field. In Israel, schools are closed for two days.

In 2020 the Forverts launched a daily series of short informal video clips called Yiddish Word of the Day.

The series, written and narrated by Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter, aims to give non-Yiddish speakers an introduction to familiar Yiddish words and phrases and how they might be used in everyday situations. 

Schaechter, who was appointed the new editor of the Forverts in 2016, is the first woman to helm the paper in its 119-year history, its first editor to have been born in the United States, and likely its first editor who is shomeret Shabbat.

Today we look at how the Lag BaOmer holiday and some of its features are described in the Yiddish language. 

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Talking Clock"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.

Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory. 

With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.

Mickey also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one. Here's the setup: It was closing time at the bar The drunk was ready to leave. He invited the drunk next to him to come to his apartment. And then...

Enjoy! 

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: An Early Alan King Routine: Dogs

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.  

Today we're sharing one of Alan King's early standup comedy routines, recorded 57 years ago on The Ed Sullivan Show. Let's turn the clock back to 1969 and watch Alan in his prime. 

Enjoy!

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Kirk Douglas Sings and Dances "A Whale of a Tale" 72 Years Ago

Kirk Douglas was a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.  

Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York, the son of Bryna "Bertha" and Herschel "Harry" Danielovitch. His parents were Jewish immigrants from what is now Belarus, and the family spoke Yiddish at home.

His father's brother, who emigrated earlier, used the surname Demsky, which Douglas' family adopted in the United States. Douglas grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II.

But serious dramas were not his only acting roles. Douglas sang and danced a popular tune, A Whale of a Tale, in Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a 1954 American science fiction adventure film. Adapted from Jules Verne's 1870 novel, the film also starred James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. Photographed in Technicolor, the film was one of the first feature-length motion pictures to be filmed in CinemaScope. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. 

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a critical and commercial success, being especially remembered for the fight with a giant squid, as well as Mason's definitive performance as the charismatic anti-hero Captain Nemo. The film won two Academy Awards for its art direction and special effects.

Here is a video of Kirk Douglas singing A Whale of a Tale from the movie. The full movie is available to watch on YouTube. Enjoy!  

 

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Raising Gas Prices in Real Time -- A Candid Camera Classic from 2002

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt set in a gas station 24 years ago, customers pumping gas were informed by a loudspeaker announcement that the price was being increased by 14 cents a gallon while they were pumping. Watch their reactions!

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: Modi on Fans Giving Advice and Generational Differences

Modi Rosenfeld is one of our favorite young comedians and we've posted many of his stand-up comedy routines and skits. 

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi Rosenfeld moved to New York City with his family when he was 7. Before entering comedy, he was a Wall Street international banker. He now goes solely by the name Modi and is known for creating accents and characters.

He has made many appearances at the Just for Laughs festival, an annual summer event in Montreal and at comedy clubs around the world. 

Modi will be appearing this Thursday evening, April 30 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

In this video of his appearance on The Tonight Show earlier this month, Modi's standup routine focuses on getting advice from his fans and generational differences.

Enjoy!

 

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Migraine Headache"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism.

Rabbi Jacobson, an American Chabad rabbi from Monsey, New York, is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher and mentor to thousands across the globe. 

He is considered to be one of the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and making them relevant to contemporary audiences. 

He served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer (transcriber) for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

He also loves to tell jokes, and here's the setup: This woman comes to see the rabbi. She needs to speak to him. They end up talking for three hours. And then...

Enjoy!

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Jackie Mason Performing in 1961

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.  

Today we're sharing one of Jackie Mason's early standup comedy routines, recorded in 1961. Let's turn the clock back 65 years and enjoy Jackie in his prime. 

From humble comic beginnings in New York, the Borscht Belt, and comedy clubs around the country, Jackie Mason rose to be one the hottest comics in America in the early 1960's.  

Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as Yacov Moshe Maza, Jackie Mason was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan surrounded by rabbis. 

His father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great, great-grandfather were all rabbis, as are his three brothers. No surprise that at age 25, Jackie Mason was ordained a rabbi.

Three years later, he quit his job in a synagogue to become a comedian because, as he says, "Somebody in the family had to make a living." 

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi Sung by Students of the Efrata School in Jerusalem

It's time to welcome another Shabbat, with Lecha Dodi, the central part of the Kabbalat Shabbat service.

 This version was sung by students in the schoolyard of the Efrata School of Jerusalem on Family Day, as their parents and grandparents sang along with them.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: The Barry Sisters Sing "I Love You Much Too Much"

For almost half a century, from the 1930s to 1976, The Barry Sisters, Claire and Merna, were the voice of Jewish jazz in recordings, nightclub acts, and television appearances on The Jack Paar Show, The Tonight Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show.

Born in the Bronx to Yiddish speaking immigrants from Kiev, Clara and Minnie Bagelman started out in show business using their real names as The Bagelman Sisters, but after awhile, Clara became Claire, Minnie became Merna, and Bagelman became Barry. They performed songs in nine languages.

Looking glamorous and sparing no expense for their orchestrations, they sang to a full house at the Concord and other Catskills resorts.

In this Throwback Thursday special, Claire and Merna perform "I Love You Much Too Much" in Spanish and English in a 1962 TV appearance.

Enjoy!

 

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Argentina's President Javier Milei Lights Torch and Sings at Israel's Independence Day Celebration

Today is Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel's 78th Independence Day. Last night, at the conclusion of Yom Hazikaron, the traditional torch-lighting ceremony took place at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl.

As The Times of Israel reported,

Assorted dignitaries and hundreds of flag-waving spectators flooded into the makeshift stadium at Mount Herzl, marking the return of a live audience to the ceremony for the first time since 2023, with war and wildfires having kept them away for the past two years.

Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir. Joining them was Argentina's President Javier Milei, who was selected to light a torch at the ceremony — the first time the honor has been bestowed on a foreign leader.

Before delivering a short speech praising Israel and its relationship with Argentina, Milei enthusiastically joined Israeli singers in performing the Spanish song Libre, made popular by singer Nino Bravo. 

Yom HaAtzmaut sameach!

HaZamir, the International Jewish Teen Choir, Sings Eretz Tzvi and MiSheberach on Yom Hazikaron

Today is Yom Hazikaron (Israel's Memorial Day). To mark this day we're sharing a video of HaZamir, the International Jewish Teen Choir, singing Eretz Tzvi, the song made popular by singer Yehoram Gaon. It's followed by Mi Sheberach L'Tzahal, the prayer for the Israel Defense Forces, set to the same melody.

The music is by Dov Seltzer, arranged by M. B. Edelman with Cantor Brian Mayer (HaZamir Providence), conductor and Eric Levine (HaZamir Orlando), piano. 

Soloists are Lavie Shalom (HaZamir HaSharon), Hallel Cohen (HaZamir Ofakim) and Hila Maman (HaZamir Dimona). 

bbbbbHaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir is a program of the Zamir Choral Foundation, www.zamirchoralfoundation.org 

The song is about Mivtza Yonatan, an operation to rescue hostages from Entebbe airport in Uganda on July 4, 1976. Air France flight 139 from Tel Aviv was hijacked after its Athens stopover, diverted to Libya and ended up in Idi Amin airport.

Originally named Mivtza Entebbe, the mission was later named in honor of Yonatan Netanyahu (brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) who died in the operation.

In 1977 a movie was made of the mission - "Operation Thunderbolt."

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Lamaze Class"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.

Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory. 

With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.

Mickey also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one. Here's the setup: The Lamaze instructor had a class of 15 pregnant women and their male partners. The instructor explained that it was very good to do proper breathing exercises.  And then...

Enjoy! 

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Vintage Jerry Seinfeld on Doctors

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central. 

Before Jerry Seinfeld scored big with his long-running TV series Seinfeld, he was a regular on the New York stand-up comedy circuit.

In this vintage video clip, Jerry shares his humorous observations on the doctor's office experience. The comedian dissects the waiting room ritual, from magazine reading to the dreaded paper-covered examination table. Prepare for some relatable laughs about medical jargon and the absurd aspects of healthcare.

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase - "All You Can Eat" - A Candid Camera Classic from 2001

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt set in a hamburger stand 25 years ago, drive-in customers were offered a $4.95 all you can eat special. Watch their reactions!

Enjoy! 

Haredi Comedy in Israel - "Bardak" Satirizes Ultra-Orthodox Lifestyle

Bardak (Hebrew: ברדק, lit. 'chaos' or 'mess') is an Israeli sketch comedy group known for its satirical skits and videos, often focusing on themes related to Haredi Jewish life and broader Israeli society. The group's work is widely circulated online and has gained significant popularity in Israel.

As of August 2024, the group's YouTube channel has over 90,000 subscribers and over 35 million total views. 

The sketches are produced by Efi Skakovsky, and Meni Wakshtock, both graduates of Orthodox yeshivas. 

 Skakovsky is a graduate of Yeshivas Rashi. Wakshtock is a graduate of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah and studied film at the Jewish Film School and advertising and communications at the Ono Academic College.  The two met when Skakovsky acted in a video which Wakshtock produced, after which the two decided to start producing comedy videos about the Haredi lifestyle.

We'll be sharing some of the sketches that have English subtitles in the coming weeks. Today we're sharing an episode called " Dad's Summer Camp." 

Enjoy!

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Orthopedic Surgeon"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.

Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory. 

With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.

Mickey also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one. Here's the setup: Dr. Barry Bloom was the most famous orthopedic surgeon in town. His waiting room was always full of people. One day a woman was sitting there. She was bent over. She walked slowly and could barely get by on her cane. And then...

Enjoy! 

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: An Early Appearance by Buddy Hackett

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.   

Buddy Hackett (1924-2003) was one of the funniest comedians ever to perform on hotel stages in the Catskills. Most people remember him for his jokes and stories that usually crossed the line into family-unfriendly territory. 

This one is an early appearance by Buddy Hackett in 1980 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In their discussion Buddy expounds on his knowledge of snakes, medicine, organic and natural foods, and psychic phenomena. 

Enjoy!