The comedy director reflects on Brooks’ Jewish identity, his influence on modern comedy and “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!

Scholars Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny, and Avinoam Patt discuss Jewish humor and satire as a global phenomenon as well as a ...

Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a Jewish person until starting his graduate studies at New York University more than a decade ago. The child of Pakistani immigrants, Saleem was raised in a Muslim ...

One of comedian Elayne Boosler's secret weapons is her post-punchline smile. It was there on David Letterman's show in the 1980s, when she joked about why women like slot machines, and decades later ...

Stand-up comedian Mordechai Rosenfeld distinguishes between "comedians who are Jewish," and "Jewish comedians"--and he classifies himself in the latter category. "The Jewish is right up front," said ...

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, a Christmas tradition in San Francisco's Chinatown combines Jewish comedy and Chinese food. It was created in 1993 by San Francisco comedian Lisa Geduldig. The event has become ...

Tickets: Gen. adm. $25; discounts for seniors, students, teachers, members of the military and groups of 8 or more. Post show wine and nibbles (and maybe some latkes) reception on Opening Night (Jan ...