Comedy
Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism
It’s usually the men in movies who have this kind of sudden-onset midlife crisis, but here it’s Eva who impulsively decides to move out of her apartment and start dating.
Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day
Eretz Nehederet searches for light at the end of the bomb shelter in season finale
Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City
Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war
Even comedic masters of timing don’t stand a chance if their set is interrupted by air raid sirens.
Adir Miller's Reset: A midlife crisis comedy falls short of expectations
TV Time: In Reset, Adir Miller explores aging and regrets, but the series fails to live up to the expectations set by his past hits.
'War Trump' vs 'Peace Trump': the Eretz Nehederet skit that captured Israel’s Trump anxiety
Israeli satirical sketch comedy Eretz Nehederet's newest skit was the highlight of the show's entire season.
From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor
In his new memoir “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner,” Marc Shaiman reflects on a life shaped by chutzpah, fate, disappointment
Iran’s supreme leader tells Eretz Nehederet he’s bored of bingeing TV in his bunker
Eretz Nehederet shifted focus from Trump to a bunker-bound Khamenei, mocking Iran-US tensions, Israeli defense systems, and domestic politics amid mounting war anxiety.
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.
‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan
As it seems possible that a US attack on Iran may lead to another Iranian attack on Israel, there’s very little any of us can do except stock up on groceries and try to laugh about it all.
What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’
TV TIME: Israeli satire, British scandal, and classic dramas converge as television cautiously moves back toward escapism.
Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar and a roomful of Jewish writers
Legendary Jewish comedian Sid Caesar dominated the television screen beginning in the 1950's and left a lasting mark on American showbusiness as we know it.
From aliyah to the mic: How Benny P. Leva found his voice in Jerusalem
‘To be filming big specials or having big comedians come here and perform in English - it makes Jerusalem a world-class comedy city.’
