The Israeli sketch comedy show “Eretz Nehederet” is famous for parodying every aspect of Israeli politics and culture. But the smiles were sincere on Wednesday night when a special guest took the ...

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film. Saving Shuli-San, the new Israeli comedy film ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle spared a few moments in his latest Netflix special to hit out at Bill Maher for criticizing his ...

An Israeli prime-time television satirical comedy show has depicted Donald Trump as a McDonalds-loving Roman emperor in their latest sketch. The Eretz Nehederet skit saw a Trump lookalike dressed as ...

As Rachel Johnson just reminded us, leaders of many countries are tempting targets for writers, including - it has to be said - writers of comedy. That has certainly been the case in Israel. But now a ...

In a time when headlines overwhelm us and tensions run high, laughter may be the remedy we desperately need. This summer, Jerusalem is getting a full dose. From August 17 to 21, the Israeli Comedy ...

An Israeli sketch writer talks about making comedy after the ouster of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, and how to handle humor around the country's serious topics.