That history will be explored on March 5 at UW-Milwaukee in a lecture called, The Many Mrs. Maisels: The History of Jewish Female Stand-up Comedians, presented by Grace Kessler Overbeke, an ...

Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend. Before there was Joan Rivers and ...

D’yan Forest is, in the truest sense of the phrase, one of a kind. That’s because at the age of 90, she is the oldest female stand-up comedian in the world, per Guinness World Records.

Picking only 20 was hard. Comedy is just something Jews do well. I once asked Jon Lovitz, one of many comedians left off the list, why the comedy circuit was dominated by Jews, a people who only ...

Female comedians on Netflix offer a mix of seasoned vets and rising stars for endless laughs. Stand-up comedy has evolved through the years, with female comedians now taking the genre by storm ...

On the morning of Oct. 7, Israeli stand-up comedian Erik Angel knew he would have to cancel his show scheduled for that Saturday night in New York. He had spent the day before celebrating his ...

Comedian Shawn Pelofsky Takes a Stand for Israel. By. JNS.org - July 2, 2024. 0. Share. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Linkedin. ReddIt. ... “People are always stunned when I tell them I grew up Jewish ...

Media Liberal, pro-Israel comedian says there's a double standard for celebrities who back the Jewish state Stand-up comic Daniel-Ryan Spaulding first went viral for mocking liberal anti-Israel ...

The 42-year-old actress and comedian, who was raised Jewish, ... "She is a perfect example, and so is Amy Schumer, of what a successful female stand-up comedian looks Iike." ...

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny ...