Laughing Through the Tension: Jewish Comedy in an Anxious Era
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Raanan Hershberg's new YouTube special Morbidly Jewish captures a moment when Jewish comedy grapples with anxiety over Israel, Gaza, and antisemitism; his sharp, subtext-heavy bits and provocative Nazi joke about overreacting to antisemitism illustrate a charged era in which liberal Jewish humor weighs its anxieties against humor.
At a Charged Time for Jewish Culture, Stand-ups Confront the Moment The New York Times
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