Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Rita Rudner on Her Career in Comedy and Las Vegas

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  We count Rita Rudner among the great Jewish comedians because we think she embodies some of their best qualities. One of the hallma...
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Monday, February 1, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Florida, Texas, and Mexico"

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We're starting off this week with an excerpt from a standup routine by Bob Hertzendorf. Bob has been kind in sharing some of his ...
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Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Man Who Buried His Own Leg - An Animated Lesson

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G-dcast has been offering Jewish learning in a few minutes at a time with videos, apps and interactive experiences for everyone. In 200...
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Friday, January 29, 2016

Comedian Benji Lovitt in TV Interview on Israeli Humor

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Comedian Benji Lovitt has been delivering standup comedy ever since he made aliyah to Israel from his native Texas nine years ago. His ...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Remembering Abe Vigoda as Chief of the Waponis in "Joe and the Volcano"

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Abe Vigoda, the tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor who died yesterday at the age of 94, proved himself in both gritt...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Norm Crosby in Malaprop Standup on MDA Telethon

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Norm Crosby is a Jewish comedian from Boston who served time on the Borscht Belt circuit and in Las Vegas hotels. He's known mainly a...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Great Israeli Singing Groups: The Gevatron Sing Their Hit "Bat Shishim" Then and Now

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Today we're starting another new series on Jewish Humor Central -- The Great Israeli Singing Groups . Every few weeks we'll profi...
Monday, January 25, 2016

Five Jokes to Start the Week from the Chicago Production of Old Jews Telling Jokes

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T oday is Monday and it's also Tu B'Shvat , the new year of the trees. We posted our Tu B'Shvat post yesterday so we wouldn...
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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Funniest Jewish Film Moments (A Tu B'Shvat Treat): The Tree Planting Scene from Sallah Shabati

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One of the funniest films to come out of Israel is Sallah Shabati סאלח שבתי) ) It's a 1964 comedy about the chaos of Israeli immi...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

A New Version of Lecha Dodi at New York's Central Synagoue

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The song Lecha Dodi is a central part of the Friday night synagogue service of all Jewish denominations all over the world.  With all o...
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Joey Bishop on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jack Benny

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Joey Bishop (1918-2007) born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and event...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Just Published - "Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places." Get the e-Book Edition Free Now Through Sunday!

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Among the more than 1,800 video clips that we've shared with you on Jewish Humor Central, there are about 150 video examples of Jewis...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Comedy Flashback: Allan Sherman and Herman's Hermits Parody "Hello Muddah Hello Faddah"

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Back in 1965 there was a musical variety show on TV called Fanfare .  In one of the episodes, master song parodist Allan Sherman got t...