comedy Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/comedy/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:09:26 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Jewish humour cuts through self-help myths in one-man show https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-humour-cuts-through/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-humour-cuts-through/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:04:15 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179058 A self-proclaimed guru promising to deliver sunshine in a can is at the centre of a new one-man comedy heading to Melbourne and Sydney, with Jewish-Australian actor Jonny Pasvolsky behind the satire. Written and performed by Pasvolsky, ‘The CAN Principle‘ follows the unlikely rise of fictional life coach Mervin Gimplik, whose philosophy stems from a […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-humour-cuts-through/feed/ 0 179058 Tribe of Chutzpah comedy and storytelling night https://www.jwire.com.au/comedy-storytelling-night/ https://www.jwire.com.au/comedy-storytelling-night/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:15:44 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174355 Jewish comedians are turning to comedy and storytelling with a special show in Sydney to lift spirits as the community continues to grapple with the fallout of the October 7 attacks. The collective behind Tribe of Chutzpah says the upcoming show will bring together comedians and storytellers who have weathered a difficult year, including some […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/comedy-storytelling-night/feed/ 0 174355 JIFF launches with a deadly dinner party in “Bad Shabbos” https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-launches-with-a-deadly-dinner-party-in-bad-shabbos/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-launches-with-a-deadly-dinner-party-in-bad-shabbos/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:56:04 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173454 The Jewish International Film Festival has opened with a lively farce in Bad Shabbos, a sharp, fast-paced comedy that turns a well-intentioned Shabbat dinner into complete mayhem. After the last few years, we all need a laugh, and Bad Shabbos provides plenty of them. Directed by Daniel Robbins (best known previously for the 2018 horror […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-launches-with-a-deadly-dinner-party-in-bad-shabbos/feed/ 0 173454 Jewish Muslim comedy debate https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-comedy-debate-2/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-comedy-debate-2/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:14:11 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=71137 During Cultural Diversity Week, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) teamed up together to host the 2017 Jewish – Muslim Comedy Debate with the topic ‘North of the Yarra is Better than South of the Yarra.’

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-comedy-debate-2/feed/ 0 71137 South African comedy show heading to Sydney https://www.jwire.com.au/south-african-comedy-show-heading-to-sydney/ https://www.jwire.com.au/south-african-comedy-show-heading-to-sydney/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=2892 Illana Klevansky, a 2006 nominee for West Australian Citizen of the Year, will bring her one-woman comedy show “Kugel” to Sydney at the end of August. Author of “The Kugel Book”, an endearing satirical work on the unique and well-known qualities of some South African Jewish women, Klevansky will pinpoint experiences from her own life….the […]

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