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.

Nora Navas and Rodrigo de la Serna in 'My Friend Ava.'
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Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day

The Home Front Command band party on the comedy show Eretz Nehederet, April 22, 2026

Eretz Nehederet searches for light at the end of the bomb shelter in season finale

Modi Rosenfeld takes the stage.

Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City


Martin Winiar: Economist by day, stand-up comic by night

"If you come with the realistic expectation that people are people and countries are countries, you will notice that most Israelis are good, and it’s a wonderful country."

MARTIN WINIAR, 32 From Buenos Aires to Tel Aviv, 2015

Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ disappoints - film review

Wes Anderson’s latest movie lacks a compelling, comprehensible storyline, or characters viewers would care about.

A SCENE from Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

Is this for real? Food for thought at 4th Israeli Comedy Fesitval

Ephraim Kishon Israeli Comedy Festival takes place at its perennial base of Beit Mazia, and various other locations dotted around town, for the fourth time, August 17-21.

‘DONALD AND ABDUL’ and Attention, Sergeant Major! will be two of the performances at the Israeli Comedy Festival.

Israeli Comedy Festival returns for its fourth year to bring laughs for everyone

From August 17 to 21, the Israeli Comedy Festival is back for its fourth year, featuring a mix of stand-up, improv, and five brand-new theater shows.

‘DONALD AND ABDUL’ and Attention, Sergeant Major! will be two of the performances at the Israeli Comedy Festival.

'A huge betrayal': Jewish comedian speaks to 'Post' after Edinburgh venue cancels show - interview

"The staff said, 'If you are attracting issues that need extra security, it puts everyone in the venue in danger,'" Creeger recounted.

Anti-Trump demonstrators gather during a rally organised by the campaign group Stop Trump Coalition, protesting the visit of US President Donald Trump, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, July 26, 2025.

Arrays of hope: Israel Festival's offerings in a year full of woes

This year’s festival opens in Jerusalem on July 16 under the aegis of returning artistic directors Michal Vaknin and Itay Mautner, and in the Galilee and Western Negev, through to August 1.

 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen teams up with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to assuage some post-Oct. 7 angst.

‘Saving Shuli-San,’ sequel to comedy blockbuster ‘Saving Shuli,’ opens Thursday

The sequel to mega-hit comedy 'Saving Shuli' promises more fun.

 UNCOVERED: ‘SAVING Shuli-San,’ the sequel to the Israeli mega-hit, ‘Saving Shuli,’ opens today.

Humor, Israel’s secret weapon for maintaining morale - opinion

Humor, in the most Jewish way, allows us to go beyond what is visible. Humor, in Israel, is not just a survival tactic; it is a weapon of the spirit.

 COMIC INFLUENCER Stav Naftali appears dressed as an IDF spokeswoman, above a caption saying she is spokesperson of ‘Worn Out Parents,’ and speaks of ‘survival with kids at home.’

Monty Python icon John Cleese postpones Israel shows

The Monty Python alumnus and star of films like A Fish Called Wanda didn’t give a reason for the change.

  JOHN CLEESE