List of Jewish American comedians
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List of Jewish American Comedians
- Dan Ahdoot, finalist Last Comic Standing, 2004[1]
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), see "Actors" above
- Marty Allen (comedian)|Marty Allen (born 1922), see "Actors"
- Woody Allen (born 1935), see "Actors"
- Morey Amsterdam (1908–96), TV actor and comedian[2]
- Ed Asner (1929), see "Actors"
- Dave Attell (born 1965), stand-up comedian; host of Insomniac with Dave Attell[3]
- Jack Benny (1894–74), see "Actors"
- Milton Berle (1908–2002), see "Actors"
- Shelley Berman (born 1926), see "Actors"
- Jack Black (born 1969), see "Actors"
- Lewis Black (born 1948), see "Actors"
- Elayne Boosler (born 1952), comedian
- Victor Borge (born Børge Rosenbaum, 1909–2000), humorist and concert pianist[4]
- Alex Borstein (born 1971), see "Actors"
- David Brenner (born 1936), stand-up comedian, actor, author, and filmmaker
- Fanny Brice (1891–1951), see "Actors"
- Albert Brooks (born 1947), see "Actors"
- Mel Brooks (born 1926), see "Actors"
- Lenny Bruce (1925–66), see "Actors"
- George Burns (1896–1996), see "Actors"
- Red Buttons (1919–2006), see "Actors"
- Eddie Cantor (1892–1964), see "Actors"
- Sid Caesar (born 1922), see "Actors"
- Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein, 1957–), comedian
- Myron Cohen (1902–86), comedian
- "Professor" Irwin Corey (born 1914), comedian
- David Cross (born 1964), see "Actors"
- Billy Crystal (born 1947), see "Actors"
- Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004), see "Actors"
- Larry David (born 1947), see "Actors"
- Wayne Federman (born 1959), see "Actors"
- Totie Fields (born Sophie Feldman, 1930–78), comedienne who poked fun at her weight
- Larry Fine (actor)|Larry Fine (1902–75), see "Actors"
- Al Franken (born 1951), see "Actors"[5]
- Andrew Ginsburg (born 1979), comedian, actor, and three-time champion bodybuilder[6]
- Elon Gold (1970 –), see "Actors"
- Judy Gold (born 1962), see "Actors"
- Les Golden (born 1943), see "Actors", Stand-up comic, gambling writer, astronomy textbook author, environmentalist, political activist
- Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield, 1926–), comedian, actor
- Charles Grodin (born 1935), see "Actors"
- Christopher Guest (born 1948), see "Actors"
- Buddy Hackett (1924–2003), see "Actors"
- Chelsea Handler (born 1975), see "Actors"
- Goldie Hawn (born 1945), see "Actors"
- Jonah Hill (born 1983), see "Actors"
- Steve Hofstetter (born 1979), comedian, author, and columnist
- Jeremy Hotz (born 1963), stand-up comedian; neurotic Jewish person schtick
- Kenny Hotz (born 1973), writer, director, actor, comedian, producer, photographer; creator/co-star of TV show Kenny vs. Spenny, and creator/co-writer of the series Testees
- Moe Howard|Moe, Shemp Howard|Shemp & Curly Howard, the Three Stooges, see "Actors"
- George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel (1898–1981), comedian
- Al Jolson (1886–1950), see "Actors"
- Jonathan Katz (born 1946), stand-up comedian, actor, voice-actor; created, wrote, and starred in animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
- Mickey Katz (1909–85), comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, Klezmer clarinetist, director, writer, actor
- Andy Kaufman (1949–84), see "Actors"
- Danny Kaye (1913–87), see "Actors"
- Alan King (comedian)|Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg, 1927–2004), see "Actors (Theater)" above
- Robert Klein (born 1942), see "Actors"
- John Lehr (born 1967), see "Actors"
- Tom Lehrer (born 1928), satirist, musician[7]
- Oscar Levant (1906–72), comedian
- Reverend Bob Levy|"The Reverend" Bob Levy (born 1962), stand-up comedian; frequent Howard Stern guest
- Jerry Lewis (born 1926), see "Actors"
- Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis (born 1947), see "Actors"
- Bill Maher (born 1956), stand-up comedian; political humor
- Marc Maron (born 1963), comedian, radio host
- Jackie Mason (born 1931), see "Actors"
- The Marx Brothers, (Chico Marx|Chico, Harpo Marx|Harpo, Groucho Marx|Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo Marx|Gummo), see "Actors"
- Anne Meara (born 1929), see "Actors"
- Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz, 1944–), comedian, writer, director, producer; the sole creator, writer, director, and producer of Saturday Night Live
- Bette Midler (born 1945), see "Actors"
- Larry Miller (actor)|Larry Miller (born 1953), see "Actors"
- Dan Mintz (born 1981), stand-up comedian; deadpan delivery; uses non sequitur one-liners.
- Jan Murray (1916–2006), see "Actors"
- BJ Novak (born 1979), comedian, writer, and TV actor on The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office
- Gilda Radner, (1946–89), see "Actors"
- Harold Ramis (born 1944), see "Actors"
- Carl Reiner, see "Actors"
- Paul Reiser, see "Actors"
- Paul Reubens, see "Actors"
- Spencer Rice (aka Spenny), writer, director, producer, and comedian; co-star of Kenny vs. Spenny
- Don Rickles (born 1926), see "Actors"
- Ritz Brothers (Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz), see "Actors"
- Joan Rivers (born 1933), see "Actors"
- Seth Rogen (born 1982), see "Actors"
- Jeffrey Ross (born Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz, 1965–), stand-up comedian; "The Roastmaster General".
- Paul Rudd (born 1969), see "Actors"
- Rita Rudner (born 1953), stand-up comedian; uses Jewish humor
- Mort Sahl, see "Actors"
- Adam Sandler (born 1966), see "Actors"
- Andy Samberg (born 1978), see "Actors"
- Robert Schimmel (born 1950), stand-up comedian; often X-rated and controversial[8]
- Sam Seder (born 1966), see "Actors"
- Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), see "Actors"
- Gary Shandling (born 1949), see "Actors"
- Al Shean (born Abraham Schönberg, 1868–1949), comedian, actor
- Allan Sherman (1924–73), satirist, musician
- Sarah Silverman (born 1970), see "Actors"
- Phil Silvers (1911–85), see "Actors"
- Bobby Slayton (born 1955), comedian, "The Pit Bull of Comedy"
- Robert Smigel (born 1960), see "Actors"
- Kira Soltanovich (born 1973), comedian, actress, writer, star of Girls Behaving Badly recurring on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- David Steinberg (born 1942), comedian, actor, author, writer, and director.
- Stella (comedy group)|Stella, Jewish American comedy team consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, and David Wain.
- Jon Stewart (born 1962), see "Actors"
- Ben Stiller (born 1965), see "Actors"
- Jerry Stiller (born 1927), see "Actors"
- Judy Toll (1958–2002), comedian and actor
- Rich Vos (born 1957), comedic actor
- Marc Weiner (born 1952), comedian, puppeteer known for TV show Weinerville and the Bizarre (TV series)|Bizarre Show
- Gene Wilder (born 1933), see "Actors"
- Ed Wynn (1886–1966), see "Actors"
- Henny Youngman (1906–98), comedian and violinist; 1-liner style
- Roy Zimmerman (satirist)|Roy Zimmerman (born 1957), political, satirical singer, songwriter, and guitarist
References
- ^ Ahdoot[1] "New Yorker Dan Ahdoot is another Iranian Jewish entertainer who defied his community's traditions."
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- ^ Franken — [2] "Immediately after, a clip shows Franken suggesting that if he opts to run, he “would be the only New York Jew in the race who grew up in Minnesota.” On Sunday I asked nonchalantly if that meant he considered himself a New York Jew as well as a Minnesotan. “That was a joke,” he said, laughing hysterically once more."
- ^ Noted as one of several Jewish comedians at [3]"
- ^ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Tom Lehrer (Cosmik Debris Magazine article)". Cosmik.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ Schimmel — [4] "I was supposed to have them until after Christmas, but my ex-wife told the kids that since I'm Jewish and don't celebrate Christmas, Santa would not come to my house and they would miss opening presents from Santa on Christmas morning."
