Just for Us opened Off-Broadway in 2022 before premiering on Broadway in 2023 at The Hudson Theatre; it was named a NYT Critic's Pick both times and earned him a 2024 special Tony Award and an Emmy Award. In 2024 he was named to the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
In this video clip Alex tells about an interesting encounter he had with a professional sword swallower at a music festival in Scotland.
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Alex is from Boston and he appeared on the Conan O'Brien show.He is currently appearing in a one-man show on Broadway called Just for Us.
In this
stand-up routine he talks about the time that Robin Williams crossed the species barrier and about his elevator encounter with Neil Armstrong
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Alex Edelman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family and, following high school, spent a year in a yeshiva in Jerusalem. During his time, he helped to establish the city's first comedy club -- Off the Wall Comedy.
In 2008, he moved to New York City to study English at New York University. He graduated in 2012. During college, he continued to perform stand-up and later joined Upright Citizens Brigade.
His first show, Millennial, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, the first show by an American to do so since 1997.
In
this video clip, Edelman tells about what happened when he walked into a vegan cupcake shoppe in Brooklyn.
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In 2008, he moved to New York City to study English at New York University. He graduated in 2012. During college, he continued to perform stand-up and later joined Upright Citizens Brigade.
His first show, Millennial, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, the first show by an American to do so since 1997.
In this video clip, Edelman tells the comedy club audience about his experiences in attending and paying for his studies at New York University.
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In 2008, he moved to New York City to study English at New York University. He graduated in 2012. During college, he continued to perform stand-up and later joined Upright Citizens Brigade.
His first show, Millennial, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, the first show by an American to do so since 1997.
In this video clip, Edelman tells the comedy club audience about the difficulties faced by millennials.
Enjoy!
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Today we're sharing links to three live streaming celebrations that will bring comedy and entertainment into your home on Thursday night. One is free and the other two have fees of $20 and $25 to participate.
A Very Jewish Christmas Eve
MyJewishLearning.com is sponsoring A Very Jewish Christmas Eve, a free fun evening of activities, including Jewish trivia, stand-up comedy, and everyone's favorite Jewish Christmas tradition: Chinese food!
The site, originally started by Canadian philanthropist Edgar Bronfman and now funded by the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, is offering four sessions, starting at 7 pm and ending at 11 pm. Here is the schedule:
7 p.m. ET: Learn how Jews have dealt with Christmas throughout the
decades, with Rabbi Joshua Plaut, author of "A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis
the Season to be Jewish."
8 p.m. ET: Chinese Food Cooking Demo: Learn to Make Dumplings, with chef and author Kian Lam Kho.
9:15 p.m. ET: Trivia Night! Test your Jewish knowledge in an interactive game led by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick.
10:15 p.m. ET: Laugh the night away with Jewish stand-up comic Talia Reese.
To join in the fun, just submit your name and email address on this form.
Christmas Eve for the Jews
Comedian Joel Chasnoff hosts the 8th annual CHRISTMAS EVE FOR THE JEWS at 8 pm -- this time, virtually!
Joel welcomes stand-up comedian Mark Normand (The Tonight Show, Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Ophira Eisenberg (Host of NPR's quiz show "Ask Me Another"), Jessica Kirson (The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The View, The Comedian), sketch comedy from Canadian troupe Comedies Never Win, and more. Click on this link to purchase tickets for a night of laughter:
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28th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Night
Every year comedy is king at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco when Jewish comedians perform their stand-up acts on Christmas Eve. This year is no exception, but the comedy will be virtual. Below is a preview, and you can buy tickets right here.
It's
Monday again, so it's time to start the week with a new old joke. Once
again our joke teller is Jerry Ostrov, founder of The reThink Israel
Initiative, which operates the Facebook site From the Grapevine.
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