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Roseanne Barr, Andrew Dice Clay Join Forces on Comedy Tour

Gerri Miller June 24, 2019

Elon Gold Gets Into the Hanukkah Spirit

Gerri Miller November 28, 2018

No more tears of a clown

Ryan Torok March 16, 2011

A man walks into a shrink’s office and says he wants to commit suicide. “What you need is a good belly laugh,” the shrink says. “Go across the street to the circus. There’s a clown there who makes everybody laugh.” “Doc, I’ve been to the circus across the street,” the man says. “I’m the clown who makes everybody laugh.”

VideoJew’s VideoGuide to L.A. # 4 — The Hollywood Dream

Jewish Journal October 23, 2008

VideoJew Jay Firestone scrapes the phony tinsel off the facade of Tinsel Town and uncovers the real tinsel. Mmmmm, tinsel!

Michael Richards: still not a Jew

Jewish Journal November 20, 2006

As Cosmo Kramer in \”Seinfeld,\” Richards played one on TV. But he himself is not Jewish — not that there\’s anything wrong with that.Richards lashed out a heckler at the Laugh Factory last Friday, spitting out the \”N\” word without humor and with abandon. Audience members booed, several walked out, then Richards himself walked off stage.Fellow comedians and fans have been quick to criticize Richards — and misrepresent his religious background.