Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published February 29, 2024
(JTA) — Comedian Richard Lewis, who parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and self-deprecating humor into a 50-year career as a standup and actor, died Wednesday. He was 76.
Lewis had been in ill health for a number of years and last April announced...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 28, 2024
From the Yiddish, "Etlekhe zakhn ir nor ton nit balagan mit" which means "There are things you just don't mess with," our friends from Philadelphia Cream Cheese are "messing."
Last month, the famed cream cheesers announced:
"Philadelphia is uniting...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published February 26, 2024
Kids these days. The older mine get the less I understand what they’re saying. I hear the words and I know they are words, but when strung together and spoken, they just don’t make sense.
In the past, I’ve helped you de-code what in tarnation...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 18, 2024
St. Louisans who enjoy laughing are in for a special treat. Hani Skutch, a St. Louis-born stand-up comedian, is coming home to share her humor and life story as an American-Israeli cat-loving, coffee-drinking, purple-haired wife, mother, sister, friend...
(Starting this week, you now listen to Amy's column on YouTube or click the link above)
Journaling is all the rage. That’s why I’m starting a Rage Journal. It’ll be healthy to get the anger out.
Life always needs new coping strategies, so when...
Who doesn’t like a good laugh?
That’s right, nobody. And while this somebody might not be a household name yet, she’s definitely drawing attention as a Jewish queer comedian/actor/hot person whose comedic viral TikToks (https://www.tiktok.com/@antonialastar?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc)...
(JTA) — The phrase “that movie could never be made today” has probably been said more about “Blazing Saddles” than any other movie in history.
Mel Brooks’ spoof of Hollywood Westerns is full of the N-word and racial and ethnic jokes, and...
Louis Keene, The Forward
• Published February 4, 2024
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One of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s most beloved episodes had been rattling around its creators’ heads for a quarter century....
Beth Harpaz, The Forward
• Published January 28, 2024
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Jon Stewart returns in February as a once-a-week host for his old late-night program, The Daily Show. Stewart, whose original...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 25, 2024
Dear Teens and Young People,
You are special and wonderful and perfect just the way you are. But there are some things you need to know to be even better. Well, good news! Aunt Amy has got your back with some advice you didn’t ask for.
It’s easy...
(JTA) — As the 2024 presidential election appears headed toward a Trump-Biden rematch, another familiar face is returning to help Americans keep up with — or at least joke about — the news. Jon Stewart, the iconic Jewish comedian and longtime host...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 9, 2024
Who couldn't use more laughs? A podcast that is designed to do just that is called "Amusing Jews." The show celebrates Jewish contributors and their impact on American popular culture.
Co-hosted by Jonathan Friedmann, an expert in the sociology of...
