There have been a lot of comedy events lately and that makes sense. The Hebrew month of Adar, with the festive holiday of Purim in the middle of the month, is approaching and according to the famous phrase, “when Adar comes we increase our joy.” And that seems to be exactly what everyone’s doing. This…
“Why isn’t your Purim Spiel funny?” asks Rob Kutner (pictured) on his ‘Shushan Channel‘ website. Kutner is a writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He continues, “Jewish people are the funniest people in the world. So why are most Purim spiels [their spelling… I use “shpiel”] so lame? We’re not sure, but we…
In Rabbinical School, I remember learning that in order to deliver good sermons a rabbi has to find his/her voice. Well, here’s a video of a man (Jared Gordon) who has found 100 other voices (and can do them in only 4 minutes). I’ve always been a fan of celebrity impressions and this guy is…
Office Max has a new promotion on the Web, called Elf Yourself, that allows you to upload a head shot of you or a friend to create a dancing elf. Here is my creation. It’s not the best cutout of my face, but I didn’t want to spend [er, waste] too much time doing this….
Here’s a great video from the Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carrola in which they spend the eight nights of Hanukkah with the professional wrestler Goldberg. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Harry Plotzer and the Sanhedrin’s Stone A Jewish parody of the first book of the kosher adventures of the Hogwarts hero. by Doug Brook and available on Jewcy Hat tip to Jewsweek (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Funny selections from Jewsweek’s Jewriffic Awards. Best reference to child molestation: “Rabbi Feldman, stop touching me!” — Adam Sandler on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno explaining what he was thinking when the director of his new movie, Spanglish, told him to channel a time from his childhood that would make him cry on cue….