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Before Midge Maisel, there was Jean Carroll, a real-life trailblazing Jewish comedienne
In the 1950s and ‘60s, a Jewish woman balanced stand-up success with motherhood in the male-dominated field of comedy. In addition to getting laughs onstage, she made a name for herself with ...
Long line of Jewish comedians ahead of Seinfeld
Handed down since Moses was kvetching about having to cross the desert in his bare feet, Jewish humor emanated from Eastern Europe where the Hebrews overcame some seriously hellacious circumstances on ...
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Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld, a mainstay for Orthodox audiences, is gay. So what?
(JTA) — Mordechi Rosenfeld, the Jewish comedian, insists that the recent ... That has occasionally enabled him to stand up for their relationship when encountering people who believe it is ...
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First Assyrian female standup comedian coming to Australia
She is currently on tour for her original stand-up comedy and will bring her ... He says "I wanted to introduce the first Assyrian female standup comedian to the Assyrian community in Australia ...
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Richard Belzer was a Jewish comedian. Why didn’t his obituaries say so?
In addition to a variety of other Jewish references embedded ... appeared in 2015 called “The Comedians,” which richly details the history of stand-up comedy in America. Assiduously researched ...