Thursday, February 15, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar in "The Fur Coat"

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When Your Show of Shows was canceled in 1954, Sid Caesar started a new show called Caesar's Hour. The popular series of sketches ca...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Remembering Marty Allen, Standup Comedian and Half of Allen & Rossi

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Marty Allen, the stand-up comedian and funny half of the Allen & Rossi duo, who died Monday in Las Vegas at the age of 95, worked wit...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Jerry Seinfeld on Donut Holes, Buffets, and TV Dinners

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In January 2016 Jerry Seinfeld dropped in on The Late Night Show with Steven Colbert for a comedy set on America's weight problem. ...
Monday, February 12, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "Watching the Neighbors"

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Its 80 degrees and sunny in South Florida where we're on our annual Jewish humor lecture tour. We hope the weather where you are is a...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Israel at the Olympics: Alexei Bychenko Wins Second Place Skating to Hava Nagila

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Israeli figure skater Alexei Bychenko captured second place in the men's figure skating competition at the 2018 Olympics in South Kor...
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Friday, February 9, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by the Alon High School Choir

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In Jewish Humor Central's eight years of existence we have brought you more than 30 versions of Adon Olam , the song that ends the Sh...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Stiller and Meara on Nixon's Visit to China

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Stiller and Meara (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara) were a husband-and-wife comedy duo that was popular primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. Th...
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Jerry Seinfeld on Men, Women, and Flowers

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The Comic Strip, renamed Comic Strip Live, is the oldest stand-up comedy showcase club in New York City and the world, located at 1568 Se...
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Yakov Smirnoff at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal

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Yakov Smirnoff was born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1951 and brought his comedy to America when he immigrated with his family in 1977.  Pri...
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Monday, February 5, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Rabbi's Financial Advice"

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Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, has seen his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.  Well, maybe up...
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Israeli Comedians Take a New Direction: Weekly Standup Comedy in English

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Comedians Yohay Sponder and Shahar Hason got their start as comedians in Israel catering exclusively to Hebrew-speaking audiences. As t...
Friday, February 2, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with a Rock Version of Yigdal by Eden

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Today we're welcoming Shabbat with a traditional song usually sung at the completion of the Friday evening service. But if you...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Danny Kaye & Beverly Sills - Just Two Jewish Kids From Brooklyn

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Danny Kaye (David Daniel Kaminsky) and Beverly Sills (Belle Miriam Silverman) were two of the greatest entertainers of their time. Danny ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Today is Tu B'Shvat. Go Out and Plant a Tree or Eat Fruits from Israel

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Today is Tu B'shvat, the 15th day of the month of Shvat, a joyous Jewish holiday that celebrates trees and nature. It brings us back...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Ashkenazim Eat Sephardic Food for the First Time

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Are you Ashkenazi or Sepharadi? Ashkenazi Jews hail from Eastern Europe and Sephardim hail from Spain or countries in the Middle East.  ...
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Monday, January 29, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "Funeral Wishes"

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Happy Monday to all of our readers. It's time for another Joke to Start the Week. We're always glad to receive a new old joke f...
Sunday, January 28, 2018

"Soon By You" Orthodox Singles Comedy Releases Fifth Episode - "The Wedding"

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In May 2016 we posted the pilot episode of Soon By You , a new web comedy series that depicts the joys and challenges of Orthodox Jewish...