Sophie Tucker, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Friedman) Marty Ingels, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) Mae Questel, from Even More Old Jewish Comedians (Drew Freidman) ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

Peter Sellers, the Jewish English comedian who was born 100 years ago on Sept. 8, 1925, lived at a time before leading men were generally comfortable identifying as Jews onscreen. The historian Harry ...

Jewish comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have spoken out after having their shows axed unexpectedly, believing they were withdrawn on a false pretext. Both were due to perform at the ...

The news that the Manhattan townhouse occupied by the Friars Club was auctioned on Dec. 10 at a foreclosure sale raises the question of whether some old Jewish social traditions are worth preserving, ...