Alex Barnett

As the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 2 year-old, Biracial son, comedian and writer Alex Barnett focuses his comedy work on the challenges of being a parent in a bad economy and the issues that confront interracial families (including the dynamics between members of the same family who are of different races). Alex has been seen on the Katie Couric Show, been featured on Sirius/XM Radio’s “Raw Dog Comedy,” NBC’s EVB Live, Bloomberg Law TV, ComedyTime TV, RT TV America and NYC-TV and in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and CNN.com. You can visit his website here.


Articles by Alex Barnett

My Jewish Son’s Love of Christmas

My wife and I are a multiracial couple. She’s Black. I’m White. Our 4-year-old son is biracial.My wife grew up ...

Not the Jewish James Bond: Parenting in Unchartered Waters

I remember the exact moment when I realized I’d never be the Jewish James Bond.It was right after our son ...

This Passover Choose Judaism

My wife and I are an interracial couple. I am a White, Ashkenazi Jewish man from New York. She is ...

My Interracial Marriage Isn’t That Exotic

Those of you who follow my comedy know that my wife is a Black woman who converted to Judaism. What ...