When Mel Brooks was filming “The Producers,” he recalled an executive approaching him and saying, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” Brooks said he would fire the actor, but never ...

Jewish comedy is, of course, a long and vaunted tradition: Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Larry David. No one had to tell audiences that they were Jewish. Sure, there was Jewish ...

Jewish comedians are heading upstate for a new series of performances that aims to celebrate the region’s stand-up heyday. (New York Jewish Week) – When Jewish comedian Michael Hirsch took the stage ...

Comedian Eli Lebowicz gets the crowd laughing at the fifth sold-out show of "Laugh through The Heartbreak" organized by Erez Safar. Event producer, author, DJ, and drummer Erez Safar wasn’t sure if he ...

“His style was a little bit different; he wasn’t a Borscht belt comedian, but he certainly learned from them,” director Ron Frank told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. (JTA) — When Mel Brooks was ...