Mrs Cohen's diary: Paul, here's my bridge over troubled water
A couple of my American buddies have given cause for concern this week. I have had to have a strong word with Paul Simon. I have loved Paul dearly ever since he and Art Garfunkel sang Cecilia about me...
View ArticleMrs Cohen's diary: partying with Beebs and Shims
Yom Atzmaut parties are always high spirited affairs but my spirit levels needed to be particularly raised this week to deal with all the antics at the party hosted by President Shimon Peres at his...
View ArticleJoshua Ross wins JW3 Jewish Comedian of the Year competition
Award-winning comedian Joshua Ross won his second accolade in as many months when he was crowned Jewish Comedian of the Year at the weekend.Mr Ross, 28, from Barnet, beat five other hopefuls in the...
View ArticleJNF hits back at comedian who called it racist
The JNF has said that a comedian’s comment that the charity is “racist” is “his most comical yet.”Ivor Dembina banned comedians from his Traditional Jewish Xmas Eve Show if they had performed at the...
View ArticleIt’s no joke — US king of satire is bowing out
America’s King of satire is stepping down as host of the country’s favourite political comedy programme The Daily Show.Jon Stewart, who was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, announced this week he would...
View ArticleMel Brooks's 2,000 Year Old Man - is this the greatest comedy sketch ever?
George Burns threatened to steal him. Edward G Robinson wanted to take him to Broadway, and if you went to the right Hollywood parties in the 1950s, you would have met him. The 2,000-year-old man as...
View ArticleLarry David - the man I wish I was
I’m hoping that if I say Palestinian Chicken to you, it prompts thoughts not of sumac, za’atar and lemon but of the best 30 minutes of comedy ever. And if I say Ski Lift, it’s not Klosters or Verbier...
View ArticleWalliams: The Fed has got welfare talent
Manchester's major Jewish welfare charity, The Fed, has a new fan in David Walliams.The comedian, actor and Britain's Got Talent judge was guest speaker at The Fed's dinner, telling the 550 crowd that...
View ArticleTourette's is no joke but comedian uses humour to cope
Pamela Schuller once had the worst case of Tourette's syndrome in the United States. As a teenager, she suffered from involuntary movements so severe that she once broke her neck. She would make animal...
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