British Comedian Ashley Blaker on Surviving the Covid Lockdown With Six Children

We've become big fans of Ashley Blaker, the British Orthodox comedian who's been getting rave reviews on his stand-up tours and requests for more video clips from our readers.

Blaker has been seen and heard on TV and radio across the world. He has performed on five continents including tours of the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia.
 
His five week run Off-Broadway was called ‘a slickly funny stand-up show’ by the New York Times. In August 2018, Ashley made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a sold-out run of his show ‘Observant Jew’.
 
Today we're sharing another one of Ashley Blaker's stand-up routines.  In this video, Ashley reflects on how he coped with the Covid lockdown in his home while supervising his six children.

Enjoy!
 
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Comedy Showcase: Ashley Blaker on Jews on a Plane

British comedian Ashley Blaker, star of the BBC TV show Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide to Judaism, has been on British TV with a new series called Out with Ashley Blaker and Friends.

In each program Ashley joins forces with some of his funniest friends to share stories, tell jokes and riff on subject matters suggested by the audience. 

In a clip from a recent episode, Blaker tells British TV personality Robert Rinder about his experience traveling on an all-Jewish Passover charter flght from London to Greece.

Enjoy!

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Comedy Showcase: British Comedian Ashley Blaker on Observing Shabbat

 

Ashley Blaker is an internationally acclaimed British Orthodox comedian, seen and heard on TV and radio across the world. He has performed on five continents including tours of the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia.
 
His five week run Off-Broadway was called ‘a slickly funny stand-up show’ by the New York Times. In August 2018, Ashley made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a sold-out run of his show ‘Observant Jew’.
 
Today we're sharing another one of Ashley Blaker's stand-up routines.  In this video, Ashley reflects on Shabbat prohibitions and accepted ways to get around them.

Enjoy!
 
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British Comedian Ashley Blaker is Meshuga Frum When it Comes to Televison

We've become big fans of Ashley Blaker, the British Orthodox comedian who's been getting rave reviews on his stand-up tours and requests for more video clips from our readers.

 

He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum)to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel and South Africa. He started performing in USA with a sold-out show at New York's Gramercy Theatre.

 

Here's a clip from his Meshuga Frum show where he talks about his favorite American TV show and how he would remake it. 

Enjoy! 

 

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Comedy Showcase: Orthodox Comedian Ashley Blaker on Jews Wearing Baseball Hats

Ashley Blaker is an internationally acclaimed British Orthodox comedian, seen and heard on TV and radio across the world. He has performed on five continents including tours of the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia.

His five week run Off-Broadway was called ‘a slickly funny stand-up show’ by the New York Times. In August 2018, Ashley made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a sold-out run of his show ‘Observant Jew’. 

Today we're sharing another stand-up routine by Ashley Blaker.  In this video, Ashley reflects on Jewish men walking around in suits and wearing baseball caps to avoid looking Jewish.   

Enjoy!

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Comedy Showcase: British Comedian Ashley Blaker on Circumcision

We've become big fans of Ashley Blaker, the British Orthodox comedian who's been getting rave reviews on his stand-up tours and requests for more video clips from our readers.

He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum) to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel and South Africa. He started performing in USA with a sold-out show at New York's Gramercy Theatre.

In June Ashley performed in London and included a bit about the circumcision of his son, explaining the little known custom of burying the foreskin under a tree.

Enjoy!

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British Orthodox Comedian Ashley Blaker Gets Serious About Religion and Political Correctness

We've been watching (and posting video clips of) British comedian Ashley Blaker since he emerged on the standup comedy scene two years ago. 

A member of the Orthodox Jewish community in the UK, he has traveled the world and filled many theaters with his funny and witty observations about Jewish life.

Recently he stepped into a different role by delivering a commentary on PBS TV News about how, in a world of political correctness, there seems to be no disapproval of denigration of religion.

Despite our politically correct modern society, he’s accustomed to strangers judging him by his appearance, making assumptions about his views on Israel and the size of his family. 

In his own inimitable style, Blaker asks for the same respect for the religious as for all other minorities.

Something to think about.

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Orthodox British Comedian Ashley Blaker on His Unexpected Comedy Career

British comedian Ashley Blaker, star of the BBC TV show Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide to Judaism, was interviewed in February on a CBS show in Washington, D.C. Blaker was in the midst of a U.S. tour where he performed his show Strictly Unorthodox.

In the interview Blaker talks about how he came to stand-up comedy and offers some observations about Jews, religion, and comedy. 

Below the interview video, we are including a short clip from his Strictly Unorthodox show.

Enjoy!

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British Comedian Ashley Blaker is Meshuga Frum When it Comes to Music

We've become big fans of Ashley Blaker, the British Orthodox comedian who's been getting rave reviews on his stand-up tours and requests for more video clips from our readers.

He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum)to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel and South Africa. He started performing in USA with a sold-out showat New York's Gramercy Theatre.

Ashley will be taking his hilarious new show ASHLEY BLAKER: STRICTLY UNORTHODOX (the first ever stand-up show about life as a charedi (strictly orthodox Jew) to the United States this Spring, making his Off Broadway debut May 27 - June 28 in the Jerry Orbach Theater at the Theater Center, 1627 Broadway.

Here's a clip from his Meshuga Frum show where he explains his ultra-orthodox interactions with beloved pop songs. 

Enjoy!

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British Comedian Ashley Blaker on New Years Day - Jewish vs. Goyish

We've been following British comedian Ashley Blaker for the last few months, posting his funny observations about Jewish life from the perspective of a 42-year-old Baal Teshuva.

After posting segments about Jews and sushi, driving habits of the very frum, and reflections on celebrating Christmas as a Yom Tov, we have to include his comments on the contrasts between Jewish and Goyish behavior in celebrating a new year.

Enjoy!

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British Comedian Ashley Blaker - If Non-Jews Celebrated Christmas as a Yom Tov

 

Yes, we know that today is Monday, and you're expecting a joke to start the week. Well, today we're making an exception. Today is a national holiday, and most non-Jews celebrate the day as Christmas, while many Jews go out to see a movie followed by dinner at a Chinese (yes, there are kosher ones) restaurant.

Today we're sharing another stand-up routine by British Orthodox comedian Ashley Blaker. Ashley, a 42-year-old Baal Teshuva, performed before a sell-out crowd in Manhattan's Gramercy Theatre earlier this month. 

We've become Ashley Blaker fans, and last month we posted two segments from his stand-up tours. Today we're posting another clip that's very appropriate for the day. In it, Ashley poses the question "What if Christmas was celebrated as a Yom Tov?" The more familiar you are with restrictions on Jewish holidays, the funnier you'll find his monologue.

Be sure to check in tomorrow when we'll be posting a joke to start the week one day later than usual.

Enjoy! 

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Comedy Showcase: UK Standup Comic Ashley Blaker on Driving Habits of the Very Frum

Last week we shifted our geographic focus "across the pond" to England and were pleasantly surprised to find that Jewish standup comedy is very much alive in the UK, especially in Orthodox circles.

We posted a video clip of Ashley Blaker, who has become very popular in the UK and also in Israel. Now he's bringing his comedy to New York. On Thursday night, December 7, Blaker will be performing his Strictly Unorthodox show at the Gramercy Theatre.


Much of his comedy centers on his migration from secular Judaism to becoming a frum Baal Teshuva (newly observant Jew) and the difficulties of being accepted by co-religionists who are FFB (Frum From Birth).

In this video he reflects on the driving habits that he's noticed among the very frum, and the steps he will have to take to be seen as a member of their community.

Enjoy!

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Comedy Showcase: The UK's Ashley Blaker On Jews and Sushi

Ashley Blaker isn’t your average orthodox Jewish man: he is also an internationally-acclaimed comedian. In November 2015 he embarked on his first stand-up tour – Ungefiltered – which played to sell-out audiences the length and breadth of the UK.
He started 2017 with his first Israel tour and followed this with his second UK show – Meshuga Frum – which he performed at sold-out theatres across the country.
His BBC Radio 4 show ‘Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide To Judaism’ will air in 2018.

As Amy Spiro wrote in The Jerusalem Post,

“I’ve spent a lot of time performing for Jewish audiences,” Blaker told The Jerusalem Post in a recent interview. “The next challenge is to adapt that comedy for a wider audience, so that everyone can appreciate it.”

Of course, if you’ve seen Blaker perform, you know that his act has a distinctly parochial flavor. Clad in a black suit and white shirt, with tzitzit swinging, the comedian has audiences rolling on the floor with riffs on how to avoid shaking hands with women, and why every Jewish eatery and event now offers sushi.

We plan to share some of his funny acts with you in the coming weeks. Here is his standup routine about the Jewish obsession with serving sushi everywhere. 

Enjoy!

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