Category
comic
Books: Shmegegis of old, shmegegis of gold
Who doesn\’t love old Jewish comedians? Those mamzers of mirth and halutzim of humor who paved the road from the Catskills to Vegas as first-generation entertainers.
Traveling with my father
My dad loved my act. He thought I was the funniest person in the world.
Thrown For A Loop
Looping is plugging in background sound for movies after they are shot so they sound more realistic. I had done some looping sessions before, but they were all in English. While this movie was also in English, there were plenty of scenes with Hebrew and Arabic in them. My Hebrew is far from perfect, but I can still pull off the Israeli accent so I was pretty sure I could do the job.
A Super ‘Schmooze’ Move
The unforgettable superheroes of comic strips became the stuff of endless Hollywood big-budget sequels. But more often than not, they began in the fevered imaginations of struggling young Jewish guys, whose wildest dreams could be hemmed in only by four panels and black ink.
Fundraiser to Benefit Storm Victims
Fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina
The Gold and the Beautful
In the promising pilot — which one critic called \”\’Frasier\’ with boobs\” — Elon Gold proved a hilarious comic foil for the vacuous yet surprisingly insightful Pamela Anderson.
How Funny Is Passover?
\”Many people have spoken or written, thanking us for portraying characters … in a way where their Jewishness isn\’t always the main point, but just another aspect of their lives,\” LaBan said.
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