Israeli Web Series Satire - "Dalia Goes Supermarket Shopping"

Back in April we introduced you to Dalia, the (we hope not typical) Israeli character who has her own ideas about politeness and acceptable behavior in public. 

Dalia may not be the typical Israeli, but if you've spent any time there, it's likely that you've met her or someone very much like her. Dalia is the creation of Deb Kaye, one of the principal performers in the Jerusalem-based HaHafuch comedy and improv troupe that we've featured many times on Jewish Humor Central.
 
This time Deb has gone out on her own to produce a series of skits called Rega Israel. Rega is the most popular saying in Israel, literally meaning "Just a minute." It's now a new comedy web series offering a taste of funny happenings in Israel, viewed through the perspective of satire and parody.
 
April's skit took place in a coffee shop. Today's skit is in an Israeli supermarket where Dalia gives new meaning to rudeness and selfishness. In the span of a few minutes, she

• grabs another shopper's cart, or trolley (Carts in Israel are sometimes in short supply)
• removes the leaves from a head of cauliflower to avoid paying for them (by weight)
• talks loudly on her cellphone while complaining about another shopper talking (quietly) on his phone
• opens multipacks of toilet paper to see which one is the softest 
• flirts with a clerk
• gets in the express lane with four items and then proceeds to fill up the cart
• finds a cart blocking her car in the parking lot and moves it to block another car

Just another day in the life of Dalia. We'll be watching for more episodes.
  Enjoy! 

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Israelis Tell President Obama Where He Should Go

Where should President Obama go when he visits Jerusalem on March 20? HaHafuch, the Israeli Improv Comedy Troupe, sent Molly Livingstone, their intrepid reporter, to the Mahane Yehuda market (shuk) and the streets of the city center to ask vendors and passers-by which tourist stops he should hit when he is in the city. The questions and answers, as usual, are unpredictable and funny.

Enjoy!

(If you're going to be in Jerusalem for Pesach, join us for a fun evening of more HaHafuch shtick at Beit Avichai, 44 King George Street, at 11 pm on Wednesday, March 27.)

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HaHafuch Comedy Special: Top Chef: Jerusalem - The Ultimate Kosher Challenge

HaHafuch, the comedy improv troupe based in Jerusalem, is at it again. We've already posted a few of their funny skits, including Jerusalem's Next Top Model, Real Housewives of Jerusalem, and Man on the Street: What Israelis Really Know About the US and Canada.

Now, as they're preparing for their next comedy show in Jerusalem on March 27, they released a new skit poking fun at Top Chef, the American reality cooking competition show. Never missing an opportunity to lighten up the sometimes serious rivalries between the many kashrut certifying authorities in Israel, this skit focuses on the challenges of preparing a kosher meal that would be acceptable to the many groups of kashrut-observing Jews in Israel.

Enjoy! 
(And, if you're going to be in Jerusalem on March 27, join us at the show as Jewish Humor Central captures the skits on video to share with you!)

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