Jewish Humor

Fanny Brice

Few Jewish comedians have made such a significant contribution to both Jewish humor and popular culture as this daughter of saloon-owning immigrants.

Jerry Lewis, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce and More

A Jewish comedian delivers bigotry with a smile.

A tradition of poking fun at the Master of the Universe.

The serious roots of Jewish humor.

The history of Jewish humor provides a penetrating window into the core of the Jewish story.

Cheers, Family Ties and two characters named Harry and Sally.

Nerdy, yet cool.

Mel Brooks' humor springs from Jews' outsider status and history of persecution.

“How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. Happy Passover y’all.”This was the caption that I wrote on one of ...

Judaism is masterful at balancing the playful and the serious, and so much of life is about that balance as well.

A classic bit of American-Jewish humor.