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  • Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92 
    Keepnews, Peter (The New York Times, 2020-05-11)
    The New York Times' obituary for comedian and actor Jerry Stiller. Stiller's career career included stand-up comedy with his wife, Anne Meara, roles in both Broadway and off-Broadway and on television, most notably in the ...
  • Jewish Stand Up of Silverman, Allen, and Bruce 
    Silverman, Sarah; Allen, Woody; Bruce, Lenny (You Tube, 2007-12-28)
    Stand-up comedy routines focusing on Jewishness by Sarah Silverman, Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce. Click on the link to see the You Tube video.
  • Jon Stewart 
    Biography.com (A&E Television Networks, 2017-11-20)
    Biographical article about Jon Stewart, which discusses his career, his widely-varied professional endeavors and the groundbreaking nature of The Daily Show, which he hosted from 1999-2015. Click on the link above to access ...
  • Jon Stewart grills Miller on Iraq War reporting 
    Stewart, Jon (CNN, 2015-04-30)
    YouTube video of Jon Stewart's biting interview with New York Times reporter, Judith Miller. Miller is Miller's reporting on Iraq in the lead up to the Iraq war, is widely believed to have lent credibility to the George ...
  • Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Represents the Best in Jewish American Thought And True Support for Israel 
    Goodman, H.A. (HuffPost, 2017-12-06)
    This article discusses how Jon Stewart approaches Israel in The Daily Show. He defends Stewart against accusations that he is a "self-hating Jew " or "anit-Israel," arguing that, in the tradition of Jewish humor, he uses ...
  • Journalism, Satire or Just Laughs? "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Examined 
    Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff (Pew Research Center, 2008-03-08)
    The Pew Research Center studied the content and structure of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. It looks at its relationship to mainstream journalism, its audience, and the nature of its comedy and satire. Click on the link ...
  • Lenny Bruce Shaterred Taboos, But Was He Funny? 
    Zinoman, Jason (New York Times, 2016-08-29)
    A critical biographical essay on Lenny Bruce, containing links to two of his performances. Click on the link above to access the article.
  • Mel Brooks: American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor 
    Erickson, Harold L.; Barson, Michael (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 2019-03-27)
    A biographical article about the early life, career and films of Mel Brooks. It describes his launch as an entertainer in the Borscht Belt, predominantly Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. According to the article, ...
  • Mike Nichols’s Brilliant Career 
    Wolcott, James (The New York Times Book Review, 2021-02-02)
    A review of journalist and film historian, Mark Harris's biography of the well-know movie director, Mike Nichols. The book describes how Nichols trajectory was galvanized at the University of Chicago, where he met Elaine ...
  • Mort Sahl Got Sent Home From The Korean War To Rest...At A Psychiatric Clinic | The Ed Sullivan Show 
    Sahl, Mort (YouTube, 2021-04-17)
    A video of one of Mort Sahl's appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Sahl was a groundbreaking Jewish American comedian, who based much of his comedy on topical subjects of the day. Click on the link above to view the ...
  • Nichols and May - Telephone Company Information Operators 
    Nichols, Mike; May, Elaine (YouTube, 2020-06-20)
    A video of one of the signature comedy routines of Mike Nichols and Elaine May. This particular performance was from the July 9, 1965 episode of the Jack Paar Show. The routine depicts the exasperated frustration of a man ...
  • Salutin: Wayne and Shuster’s comedy of gratitude 
    Salutin, Rick (Toronto Star, 2011-08-25)
    Wayne and Shuster were a comedy duo who were active for over 50 years. Although they achieved notable fame in the United States, making numerous appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show," they did not relocate to the United ...
  • Sammy Davis Jr.'s Jewish story 
    World Jewish Congress (YouTube, 2018-12-08)
    A video produced by the World Jewish Congress illustrating with quotes Sammy Davis Jr.'s identification with the state of Israel and with the Jewish people. Click on the link to see it on YouTube.
  • Sophie Tucker 
    Borden, Anne (Jewish Women's Archive, 2009-03-20)
    This article describes the career of Sophie Tucker, an international vaudeville star, who performed for over fifty years. She performed in both Yiddish and English. Her most well-known song was "My Yiddishe Momme,” which ...
  • Wayne & Shuster on Sullivan 
    Wayne, Johnny; Shuster, Frank (YouYube, 1958)
    A YouTube video of the comedy routine, "Rinse The Blood Off My Toga," which Wayne and Shuster performed on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1958 (no upload date is available). Click on the link above to see the video. To read ...
  • You Don't Bring Me Flowers 
    Diamond, Neil; Streisand, Barbra (YouTube, 2014-05-01)
    A performance by Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand of their hit song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." The song was written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman and Neil Diamond. Click on the link above to listen and see the YouTube ...
  • Zero Mostel "If I Were a Rich Man" Fiddler on the Roof 
    Mostel, Zero (YouTube, 2017-04-23)
    YouTube video of Zero Mostel performing the song "If I Were a Rich Man" from the Broadway musical, "Fiddler on the Roof." Click on the link above to watch the performance.
  • Zero Mostel Dies of Heart Failure at 62 
    McFadden, Robert D. (New York Times, 1977-09-09)
    New York Times obituary of Zero Mostel. Click on the link above to access the obituary.

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