Jewish Humor Central is a daily publication to start your day with news of the Jewish world that's likely to produce a knowing smile and some Yiddishe nachas. It's also a collection of sources of Jewish humor--anything that brings a grin, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, or just a warm feeling to readers.
Our posts include jokes, satire, books, music, films, videos, food, Unbelievable But True, and In the News. Some are new, and some are classics. We post every morning, Sunday through Friday. Enjoy!
In 2009 Jerry Seinfeld was a guest on Conan O"Brien's late night show. They discussed the realities of raising children and the humorous aspects of modern fatherhood.
The conversation explores shared frustrations with evolving technology and the impact of handheld devices on interpersonal communication.
Alex
Edelman isn't his real name. It's Dovid Yosef Shimon ben Elazar Reuven
Halevi Alexander Edelman. So he goes by Alex. We've been posting his comedy clips since 2019.
Alex
is from Boston and he appeared on the Conan O'Brien show.He is currently appearing in a one-man show on Broadway called Just for Us.
In this
stand-up routine he talks about the time that Robin Williams crossed the species barrier and about his elevator encounter with Neil Armstrong Enjoy! A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:
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Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by Jewish American comedian Paul Reubens.
Born Paul Rubenfeld in Peekskill, New York, his father was one of the founding pilots of the Israeli Air Force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
He is best known for his films and television series during the 1980s.
The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that
quickly led to an HBO special in 1981. As the stage performance gained further popularity, Reubens took the character to motion picture with Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985, toning down the adult innuendo for the appeal of children.
This paved the way for Pee-wee's Playhouse, an Emmy Award-winning children's series that ran on CBS from 1986 to 1991. Another film, Big Top Pee-wee, was released in 1988, and after a lengthy hiatus, a third film, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, was released by Netflix in 2016.
Due to negative media attention following a scandal in 1991,
Reubens decided to shelve his alter ego during the 1990s, then gradually
resurrected it during the following decade. It was at that time that
Reubens addressed plans to write a new Pee-wee film, Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie. In June 2007, Reubens appeared as Pee-wee Herman for the first time since 1992 at Spike TV's Guys' Choice Awards.
In this video clip from an interview with Conan O"Brien, Pee Wee makes a grand entrance and shows off his Phony Phone Phone Ringer Excuse and his balloon trick.
Enjoy!
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When actress Lisa Kudrow was interviewed on The Conan O'Brien Show, she told Conan and the audience about the time that her son had a "Drive By Bar Mitzvah."
He happened to be in a mall, and a Chabad rabbi asked him if he was Jewish and if he had a Bar Mitzvah. After he quickly put on tefilin and a kippah, the rabbi declared him a bar mitzvah. A photo was taken for his mom and that was it. Another Jewish TV moment. Enjoy! A
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We've posted a few video clips by French Moroccan Jewish comedian Gad Elmaleh, and your response has been very positive. So today we're posting another one of his funny bits as shown on the Conan O'Brien show last year. Before he launched his comedy career which made him France's most popular comedian, Elmaleh played at a piano bar, entertaining customers who didn't speak English. One day one of the owners asked him to sing a song in English for an important client whose wife was celebrating her birthday and insisted on an English song.
So he made up a song that sounded like English. And everyone joined in.
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Conan O'Brien, the Irish late night talk show host, doesn't go to shul. That's not exactly breaking news. But in one of his early shows, two Jewish men showed up and asked him why they haven't seen him in shul lately. "What?" he responded. "What's shul?" That's the beginning of a routine that brings a very unusual shul to the stage of the TV studio. And Conan does finally go to this shul. Enjoy! A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:
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Just Published in Time for Jewish Book Month: The Candle in the Drinking Glass.
A Story of Memory, Family, and Tradition by Jewish Humor Central Publisher Al Kustanowitz. Six-year-old Jackie discovers a yahrzeit candle burning in an ordinary drinking glass. His father explains that it honors Grandpa Jack, whom Jackie never knew. Through stories of immigration, hard work, kindness, faith and family, Jackie learns how simple objects can carry memories from one generation to another. Click on photo above for more info at www.murminbooks.com. Now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart.
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Just Published: The Kustanowitz Kronikle - 35 Years of Purim Parody
Every Purim for the past 35 years we have published a Purim parody edition of The Kustanowitz Kronikle, covering virtually every aspect of Jewish life, and including parodies of hundreds of popular movies. This year we decided to retire the series and capture all the fun in a book that's just been published and is available at Amazon.com. It has every Purim issue of The Kustanowitz Kronikle from 1988 through 2022 in a full-color, full-size paperback book with hilarious headline stories and parody movie picks. Here are a few examples: TRUMP, NETANYAHU SWAP ROLES, COUNTRIES; NEW TALMUD VOLUME "VOTIN" FOUND IN IRAQ; JOINS "FRESSIN", "NAPPIN", TANTZEN","PATCHEN"; "JUDAICARE" PROGRAM PLANNED TO ENSURE THAT ALL JEWS HAVE SYNAGOGUE MEMBERSHIP; RABBIS CREATE TALMUD AMERICANI; NEW LAWS EXTEND HALACHA TO THANKSGIVING AND JULY 4; JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE UNITE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING; FOCUS ON REDUCING HOT AIR; RABBIS TO REQUIRE SHECHITA FOR MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Jewish Humor Central Staff
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief:
Al Kustanowitz Food and Wine Editor:
Aviva Weinberg Israel Food and Wine Consultant Penina Kustanowitz Reporter and Photographer:
Meyer Berkowitz Reporter Phyllis Flancbaum
"Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places" is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions
This book presents 150 anecdotes and associated video clips that reveal the myriad ways that Jewish culture, religion, humor, music, song, and dance have found expression in parts of the world that, at first glance, might not seem supportive of Jewish Life. It includes 50 videos of Hava Nagila being performed from Texas to Thailand, from India to Iran, and from Buenos Aires to British Columbia. Also highlighted are 34 international versions of Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, Adon Olam, Abanibi, and Tumbalalaika. Whether you’re reading the print version and typing in the video URLs or reading the e-book version and clicking on the links, you’ll have access to 150 video clips totaling more than 10 hours of video. Enjoy!
"Israel is a Funny Country" is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions
This book explores the multifaceted nature of humor in Israel, some of which is intentional and some of which is unintentional. Either way, the quirks of Israeli life contribute to making that life interesting and fulfilling. In the pages of this volume, we take a look at humorous slices of Israeli life, Israeli comedy, satire and parody, funny TV commercials, unusual stories about food, surprising rabbinic bans on daily activities, simchas as they can only be celebrated in Israel, and endearing aspects of Israeli culture. There are more than 120 anecdotes and links to video clips totaling more than six hours of video. We hope that these anecdotes and video clips give you a new and different insight into life in Israel, and encourage you to join in the fun by planning a visit to the land flowing with milk and honey.
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The Best of Jewish Humor Central - Now Available in eBook and Paperback at Amazon.com
The Best of Jewish Humor Central - More than 400 video clips, including music and comedy videos for all the Jewish holidays. View them on Your PC, Mac, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Android Tablet and Smartphone. Click on the image above to peek inside and download a free sample. And now, a paperback edition for anyone who prefers a traditional book and doesn't mind typing the URLs instead of clicking on them.
About the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
A long-term devotee of Jewish humor, Al Kustanowitz has been collecting and sharing it even before there was an internet. In 2009, after a 36-year career at IBM managing new technology projects, he founded Jewish Humor Central (jewishhumorcentral.com. Through the blog he brings a daily dose of fun and positive energy to readers who would otherwise start the day reading news that is often drab, dreary, and depressing (subscribing is free). He has published 12 books on humor based on his more than 4,000 blog postings, each of which includes a video clip and his commentary.
He has presented more than 100 programs in South Florida and the Northeast on topics that include the great comedians and entertainers of the 20th century, funniest moments in film and television, flash mobs around the world, and composers and lyricists of the Great American Songbook.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the City University of New York and taught computer science courses at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Association of Yiddish Clubs.
You can contact Al via email at akustan@gmail.com.
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