Jewish Comedians For Hire at Your Event
Jewish humor is the long tradition of humor in Judaism dating back to the Torah and the Midrash from the ancient Middle East, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal and often anecdotal humor of Ashkenazi Jews which took root in the United States over the last hundred years, including in secular Jewish culture. European Jewish humor in its early form developed in the Jewish community of the Holy Roman Empire, with real-life theological satire becoming a traditional way of clandestinely opposing Christianization.
Modern Jewish humor emerged during the nineteenth century among German-speaking Jews of the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment), matured in the shtetls of the Russian Empire, and then flourished in twentieth-century America, arriving with the millions of Jews who emigrated from Eastern Europe between the 1880s and the early 1920s.
Beginning with vaudeville, and continuing through radio, stand-up comedy, film, and television, a disproportionately high percentage of American, German, and Russian comedians have been Jewish. Time magazine estimated in 1978 that 80 percent of professional American comics were Jewish.
Jewish humor, while diverse, favors wordplay, irony, and satire, and its themes are highly anti-authoritarian, mocking religious and secular life alike. Sigmund Freud considered Jewish humor unique in that its humor is primarily derived from mocking of the in-group (Jews) rather than the “other”. However rather than simply being self-deprecating it also contains a dialectical element of self-praise, which works in the opposite direction.
Jewish Comedy is not a new art form. For countless years it has been a genre of comedy that has been a major spoke in the proverbial comedy wheel. Whether you were a Jewish Woman or man, comedians and entertainers often used humor as a defense mechanism to push back on anti semitism hatred. The New York Times covered “Why are Jews So Funny” in a great article HERE.
Need to hire a Jewish comedian for your fundraiser, Holiday party, meeting, member event or just hosting an annual Comedy Night? If so, let Summit Comedy, Inc. walk you through the process. Our talent below are amazing headliners have worked countless temples, Jewish Community Centers, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Hebrew schools, and other Jewish events specifically with Jewish humor in mind all across the country and are available for your next event! We have you covered from Los Angeles, CA to NYC and everywhere in between!
Most of the best Jewish comedians of all time we use on a regular basis have stand-up comedy specials on Comedy Central, Dry Bar Comedy, Netflix specials or have performed stand-up comedy live or have been staff writers on such tv shows as The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, The Daily Show, Late Night w/Seth Myers, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saturday Night Live, and countless Talk Shows.
Jewish American comedian legends such as Lenny Bruce, Mel Brooks, Groucho Marx & the Marx Brothers, Sid Caesar, Gilda Radner, Jackie Mason, Rodney Dangerfield, Woody Allen, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers paved the way for so many other comedians behind them throughout the United States which created a genre of comedy in its own rite.
Whether you’re looking to hire a famous Jewish comedian such as Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Adam Sandler, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg, Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart, female comedians Sarah Silverman or Chelsea Handler, or an up and coming rising star, we can point you in the right direction with stand up comedian options to consider for your next event.
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Comedians are the perfect entertainment choice for your event. Whether you are booking for a company holiday party, a corporate event, comedy club, country club, nightclub or college event, we will point you in the right direction with countless options for you to select from in advance.
Most of our roster of the funniest comedians we use on a regular basis have stand up comedy specials on Comedy Central, Dry Bar Comedy, Netflix or have performed clean stand up comedy live on such shows as The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Late Night w/Seth Myers, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and countless others.
Why Summit Comedy, Inc.?
Well, it’s simple…..we know comedy, it’s what we do….it’s in the name! We want your business, but we won’t compromise our earned integrity just to ring up a sale. Ask around, or ask us for references of previous customers….Heck, you can even see some of our google reviews RIGHT HERE. We stand behind our clean comedians 100% and can’t wait to add you as a client for your next event, and for many years to come!