Fourth of July Comedy Shtick with Danny Lobell as Sami the Israeli

Sami the Israeli (Comedian Danny Lobell) is back, wishing all his American friends a happy Fourth of July (today).

In this satiric video, Sami takes aim at traditional Fourth of July elements and claims them to be scams. Particular targets of his Israeli caricature are fireworks, hot dogs, independence, taxes, and the price of coffee.

Wishing all our readers a happy Fourth of July - Independence Day.

Enjoy!

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Comedy Showcase: Comedian Danny Lobell as Sami the Israeli

Today is the first day of summer, and if you have kids at home, you may already have sent them off to camp or will be sending them soon. But what if your kids have no camp plans this summer and having them at home means you can't take a vacation?

Comedian Danny Lobell, in character as Sami the Israeli, has some advice for you, based on the Israeli model of sending their kids to America to sell Dead Sea products in shopping malls. You've probably seen them in suburban malls at free-standing kiosks all over the country.

What's his idea? Make products from pepper and say that they come from Mount Rushmore. Then send them to Israel to sell the products in Tel Aviv shopping malls.

Lobell's idea is funny, and his caricature of an Israeli is painted in broad strokes and with a somewhat exaggerated accent. But it does provide food (and spices) for thought.

Enjoy!

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Meet Standup Comedian Danny Lobell and His Ice Cream Encounters at Camp Danny

Comedian, Podcaster, and Storyteller Danny Lobell has nothing to do all day because he works as a standup comic at night. So he came up with something called "Camp Danny" in which he schedules activities for himself. His passion for frozen yogurt and ice cream accounts for most of the activities.

Danny is a half-Scottish, observant Jewish comedian living in Los Angeles. He runs the highly popular podcast Modern Day Philosophers, which features interviews with comedians like Carl Reiner, Shelley Berman, Mayim Bialik, and Marc Maron, and he's appeared on "This American Life." 

In his one-man show called, Broke As A Joke, he discusses all the crazy things he has done for money, from running a hairless cat breeding business to selling Jackie Mason's cassette tapes on Broadway and starting a hipster egg company. He also brings up his yeshiva education and how he had a sheltered life as an Orthodox kid on Long Island. 

If you're in Los Angeles, you can catch his show tonight at the Sacred Fools Theater and if you're in Edinburgh in August you can see him at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Enjoy!

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