Podcasts about Hanukkah Harry

The great Jon Lovitz talks about comedy, acting, stand-up comedy, dogs, The Groundlings, Managers, A league of Their Own, The Simpsons, The Critic, and the serendipity of show business.  Bio: Jon Lovitz has been one of the best known comedians for the last thirty years. He got his start acting in High School plays and developing his skills at the University of California, Irvine where he earned a B.A. in Drama. He also studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop. At the advice of Tony Barr, Jon decided to concentrate solely on comedy. He began taking classes with the famous improv comedy group, “The Groundlings” in 1982. One year later, after being accepted into “The Sunday Company”, Jon got his first acting job on the television show “The Paper Chase: the Second Year”. Thinking he was on his way, he promptly quit his job at a clothing store…and became a messenger. The next three years – nothing!!! Then, in September of 1984, he was accepted into the main company at “The Groundlings”.On March 28, 1985, “The Groundlings” appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” where Jon premiered his character “Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous”. Following the introduction of this persona, Jon got an agent, and booked a movie, a series, a voice over for a cartoon, and “Saturday Night Live”. Jon has been working non-stop since. He was nominated for an Emmy his first two years on “Saturday Night Live”. While on SNL, he became known for his characters “Tommy Flanagan of the Pathological Liars Anonymous” (“Year, that's the ticket”), “Master Thespian”, “Hanukkah Harry”, and “the Devil”. He has appeared in over 40 films, including “Big”, “A League of Their Own”, “The Wedding Singer”, “High School High”, “Small Time Crooks”, “Rat Race”, “The Producers”, “Eight Crazy Nights”, “The Benchwarmers”, “Grown Ups 2”, “The Ridiculous 6”,  among many others. He has also worked with acclaimed directors such as Penny Marshall, Rob Reiner, Jerry Zucker, and Woody Allen.  He one of a handful of actors used regularly in almost all his movies by Adam Sandler.This year, in 2024, he just completed the lead character in the film “The Toast” and will be appearing in “Happy Gilmore 2” starring Adam Sandler.Along with his comedy, Jon is well known for his distinctive voice. He was the lead voice for the character “Jay Sherman” in the acclaimed cult cartoon series, “The Critic”. He has also appeared in twelve episodes of “The Simpsons”, even creating the character of Marge Simpson's boyfriend, “Artie Ziff” (who sounds suspiciously like Jay Sherman). Jon has also appeared on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in Neil Simon's play “The Dinner Party”,  taking over the lead role from Henry Winkler. He has sung (yes, he can sing!) at Carnegie Hall three times (including “Great Performances: Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall) and sung the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium and the U.S. Open. He also sang with English rock star, Robbie Williams at the Royal Alpert Hall and appears on his album, “Swing While You're Winning!”He currently is performing his new musical comedy show, “From the Shower to the Stage” with celebrated musical conductor and arranger, Randy Waldman. Randy has been Barbra Streisand's personal pianist for the last 36 years and is her current musical conductor as well.Jon has also had an illustrious television career. He was the first famous guest star on the hit show “Friends”. In the same week, he appeared on an episode of Seinfeld. Jon also has had recurring roles on “Hot in Cleveland”, “Las Vegas”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Hawaii Five-O”, and “New Girl”.Editing Notes: Jon Lovitz episode seem to go on and on. Jon won't stop talking. Interested in how you think it is. I think I talk too much about wanting to have sex with Kate Upton. I do it TWICE.  (Kate Upton might not be famous anymore) Funny?  If not,  feel free to cut it.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your families! So here's the deal, and I won't sugarcoat it... Billy and Max were wrapped up in some serious trouble over the last 2 weeks. You will not believe us, but it's the honest truth. Have you ever seen the Santa Clause? Yeah, well, that kinda sorta happened to us back on December 16th. We were minding our own business going for a nice late night food run, enjoying the chilly winter weather that was storming in. We took our usual route (the scenic route) and out of nowhere *BOOM!!!* Billy hits something with his car. Now I know what you're thinking, "They hit f***ing Santa!?" but NO! We hit gosh darn HANUKKAH HARRY! And so to shorten things up a bit, Max was chosen to step in for Hanukkah Harry to save Hanukkah! It was a true miracle. So anyway, that's where we have been for the last two weeks. Max is now Hanukkah Harry, I would love for you to reach out to Max via our TAP instagram, or right down below in the comments and say "THANK YOU FOR SAVING HANUKKAH MR. HARRY!!" God bless! Enjoy the episode and we'll see you next time! Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe and follow us on all our social media accounts! #baseball #mlb #carloscorrea

Sarah wakes up on Christmas morning full of holiday cheer and paleo/dairy free/refined sugar free eggnog (...water). She sees a note from Santa reminding her once again that Hanukkah Harry is the point person for her PITY ME gift list. Undeterred, she Zooms up her favorite present, spiritual OG of the AG and senior gaming editor at inputmag.com, Ryan Houlihan. They get into a friendly familial tussle about whether or not trauma is being performative on Potomac, Monique's binder full of women, and a surprising new addition to the list of shady business Househusbands. Then, Sarah and Dylan Hafer perform an insta-Christmas classic. Her nose may be shiny and bright, but that's just from a Sephora face mask - it's Andy's Girls, episode 192! Merry cackle to all and to all a signature laugh! READ THE LYRICS TO "ANDY BABY" AND SEE SARAH'S SPICY HOLIDAY CARD, EXCLUSIVELY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/damegalli/ SUPPORT THE ANDY'S GIRLS PATREON, AND ENJOY EXCLUSIVE BONUS EPISODES AS WELL AS ENTRY TO THE AG HOLIDAY ZOOM KIKI: https://www.patreon.com/AndysGirls *The Andy's Girls Holiday Zoom Kiki will be held on December 27 (7pm EST), and is exclusive to OG of the AG and Premium Cackle-level Patreon supporters. *TAG SARAH IN A VIDEO PERFORMING SOME OR ALL OF ANDY BABY, AND YOU MAY WIN ACCESS TO THE HOLIDAY KIKI! JOIN SARAH AND RYAN BAILEY FOR A NEW YEARS EVE IG LIVE! 12/31 AT 9PM EST. LISTEN TO A BRAND-NEW PATREON BONUS EPISODE *WITHOUT* PAYWALL: SARAH AND WRITER JONATHAN CHANDLER UNPACK RHOP REUNION: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-with-45203236?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

On this week's Mega64antine we talk about Santa, Hanukkah Harry, and we try to get sponsored by Zevia!

Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny put their differences aside to take down the real enemy; Hanukkah Harry. We sip on some Portuguese water while discussing McDonald's Movies, bad network television, playing dead with your kids, and the dark underbelly of coffee boofing, This week we review 8mm starring Nicolas Cage. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cinemapocalypsenow/support

Now that we’ve all seen Rise of Skywalker, we’ve brought Becky back to talk about it!  On our last episode, the three of us talked about the ethical questions, hopes, and concerns we had going into this movie- this episode we revisit them, and ask, how did this movie address them?  What happened with the Jedi? Did Rey get the character arc she deserved? And does Hanukkah Harry use the same merit based system of gift to child allocation that Santa Claus does? We’re pleased to have Becky Allen join us for this discussion. Becky Allen is the author of Bound by Blood and Sand and the sequel, Freed by Flame and Storm. She grew up outside Ithaca, New York, and graduated from Brandeis University with a major in American studies and a minor in journalism. She is the product manager for TheBody.com, an online HIV resource, and loves New York, brunch, and feminism.We mentioned a few links in the episode, including Hanukkah Harry, Becky’s podcast episode about The Christmas Prince, and Matthew’s Facebook live blog of the movie, inspired by Becky’s podcast. You can download the episode with a right click  and clicking “save link as” or subscribe by searching for Superhero Ethics on Itunes or on StitcherWant to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or want to add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!You can post questions, or respond to our episode threads in our Superhero Ethics Facebook Group, or talk to us on the podcast’s Twitter account, or email us at superheroethics@gmail.com. Each of your co-hosts also has their own twitter, Matthew is CapedEthicist, https://twitter.com/CapedEthicistJacob is BotsRPeopleToo https://twitter.com/BotsRPeopleTooSupport this podcast through our Patreon page! Patreon is a great way to support creators like us through donations, and get great rewards for your help. You can even pick a topic for an upcoming episode! https://www.patreon.com/superheroethicsWant to show your love for Superhero Ethics with a t-shirt, hoodie, cell phone case, mouse pad, or other swag? We now have a store where you can buy any of those things and more! https://www.teepublic.com/user/superheroethicsWant to hear more of Matthew’s perspectives? Check out his other two podcasts:The Orville Universe Podcast.The Star Wars Universe Podcast- coming soon!Or check out some of the other great podcasts by friends of Superhero Ethics, including:The Marvel Cinematic Universe PodcastDC on ScreenStar Trek Universe PodcastWho Watched the WatchmenLastly, you probably heard some great music at the start and the end of our podcast. That music comes from the deeply talented Jack Hesse.. You can follow him on Twitter at Jack_608, https://twitter.com/jack_608 

Talented writer, performer, and programmer, Kelly Attaway joins us for a second episode about Holidays! We're talking about Diwali, Hanukkah Bush, Boxing Day, the Legend of the Christmas Spider, and Xmas. Plus Fake Ad Reads, Celebrity Anagrams, and some spooky Christmas film recommendations. And Thunderdome and FMK too! 'Tis the season for reason... so get your Socratic such-and-suches out and start philosophizing!?Check out Pandora! If you can't Google it by now, I don't know how to help you.If you like this show tell 5 people, subscribe, rate and review, and join our social medias! We have so many! Can we recommend The A Vague Idea Podcast Online Group Thing? It's in season!Oh and Steno! Check out stenodenver.com for your co-working needs!Now, make like Diwali and celebrate the destruction of ignorance, and darkness. Before it's too late.

Hanukkah Harry is a fictional character on Saturday Night Live played by Jon Lovitz. Hanukkah Harry is portrayed on the show as a variation upon the modern-day image of Santa Claus, with a beard characteristic of a male adherent of Haredi Judaism, and with his hat in blue with white edges (the colors of an Ashkenazi Jewish tallit, or prayer shawl, shared by the flag of Israel). Hanukkah Harry's first appearance on SNL was on Season 15: Episode 9, a show first broadcast on December 16, 1989, with guest host Andie MacDowell, in a sketch titled "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas", that viewers are told is sponsored by Hallmark Cards in association with the Jewish Anti-Defamation League. Unable to deliver toys to children due to a stomach virus, Santa calls Hanukkah Harry (Jon Lovitz) at his workshop on Mount Sinai, asking if he could fill in. Hanukkah Harry agrees and flies through the air on a cart pulled by three donkeys, Moische, Herschel and Schlomo. Hanukkah Harry lands on a roof and climbs down the chimney of the home of Scott (Mike Myers) and Christine (Victoria Jackson), offering gifts of slacks and socks respectively, as well as chocolate coins and a dreidel. While the children are initially disappointed at their gifts, their realization that Hanukkah Harry had helped Santa, makes them recognize that "Christians and Jews, deep down, are pretty much the same. Maybe that's the true meaning of Christmas!" With that statement Santa's flu is cured, and Santa comes down the chimney bearing gifts of Barbie make-me-pretty for Christine and a pellet gun for Scott.[1][2] Hanukkah Harry's second appearance on SNL was on Season 15: Episode 17, with guest host Corbin Bernsen, first broadcast on April 14, 1990, in a sketch titled "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Easter."[3] The definitive scholarly and popular treatment of Hannukah Harry appears in the book A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to Be Jewish by Rabbi Joshua Eli Plaut, Ph.D. in the fourth chapter entitled “ `Twas the Night Before Hanukkah: Remaking Christmas Through Parody and Popular Culture.” Plaut details and analyzes how Hannukah Harry becomes an American folk hero as a counterpart to Santa Claus.[4] Building on these two SNL appearances, Hanukkah Harry has been referenced as a personification of Hanukkah to correspond to Santa Claus in various other media, including on National Public Radio, and on the pages of The New York Times in which Jonathan Safran Foer satirically described him as "a real person who drops in on Jewish homes each of the eights nights of Hanukkah to deliver gifts that are in no way dependent on children's good behavior".[5][6] The Baltimore Sun has called Hanukkah Harry one of the best Saturday Night Live sketches of all time.[7]

Dec. 13-19: Paul Newman’s horny, Dustin Hoffman’s named Vito, Hanukkah Harry has socks – 8 pair!, Robin Williams is a robot, Stuart Little saves his family, Buffy gets quiet, Viggo Mortensen hits the road, and Chris picks a billion-dollar blue hill to die on. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sarah schleps to Bergdorf Goodman, looking for a Chanel-clad Santa Claus on whose lap she can beg for a decent season of Beverly Hills. Whilst there, she runs into Hanukkah Harry himself, "Patti Issues" writer/performer Ben Rimalower. They discuss Ben's upcoming cabaret show starring Countess LuAnn, the relationship similarities between Tre and Melissa and LVP and Kyle, and a deep dive into Siggy's shocking announcement that she's leaving RHONJ. It's not the holiday season without two Jews screeching - it's Andy's Girls, Episode 52!

Santee Claus and Hanukkah Harry pay us a visit, we hear about ruined Christmas, and ice cream on death row. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The story of how Hanukkah Harry first met Santa and saved Christmas.

It’s true, this weeks guest Rebecca Bathory was detained by the Russian military while urban exploring.  It turns out they thought she was a spy, was she?  Find out starting at 37:34 of the show.   Todd brought in his new toy aka Sony Playstation VR for us to try out, catch some bonus footage at the end of this episode.   We have a ton of photo news from Getty, OK Go, Facebook, Kaiman Wong and a NEW Drone gun from Drone Shield.    Be sure to check out the interview, gear of the week from Kino Flo and the memes.    We appreciate your continued support of us and the SHOW!!!   00:00:16   Todd Brought His Toy 00:01:53   Who's on the Show? 00:02:47   New Fro Factory Item 00:05:45   48 Hours to Haggle 00:07:40   What Does Morgan Want for Xmas? 00:09:16   Hanukkah Harry 00:10:28   Photo News 00:10:35   Homework to Rent Film Gear 00:15:22   Getty Settles for Less Than a Billion 00:18:40   Photographer Sues Facebook 00:20:07   Nikon on Sony!?!? With Auto Focus?!?! 00:21:36   Merediths New DRONEGUN 00:25:32   OK, Go. For 4.2 Second Music Video. 00:28:33   3D Print-A-Lens? 00:30:08   Casey Neistat and CNN Team Up 00:33:37   Kaiman Wong Moves On 00:37:34   Interview with Rebecca Bathory 00:39:07   What Is Rebecca Working On? 00:43:50   Arrested In Russia! 00:47:09   So You Loved Russia? 00:51:33   How Do You Fund Traveling the World? 00:53:31   What Gear Do You Use? $$$ 00:59:10   2 Books 01:02:33   Gear of the Week 01:08:54   Memes of the Week 01:15:25   Wheel of Fro 01:19:11   Hash Tags of the Week 01:20:55   I Try VR...Not Porn

Today we are bringing you happiness and cheer, like Hanukkah Harry. It is our first club show and we use this game changing experience to audition for your party guest list and ridicule our producer's decoration preferences. We discuss how Molly really feels about David S. Pumpkins, spiking the cheese ball, how to play Snapdragon on the go and of course, Ted's promotion. So, where can we RSVP!? EXPLICIT. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Opening acts: Elicia Sanchez Sexual Awake'n'Baking

This is the story I told my children tonight on the 4th night of Hanukkah. It is two retooled Elijah the Prophet stories that I made into "Hanukkah Harry" stories.

These are the stories I told my children on night three of Hanukkah. The first I made up. The second story I modified from a traditional story about Yehoshua ben Levi and Eliyahu Hanavi.

These are the two stories I told my children tonight on the second night of Hanukkah. The first one is an Elijah the Prophet story that I reconstructed into a Hanukkah Harry story. The second story is a classic Baal Shem Tov story.

It's our annual holiday show! Special guest Hanukkah Harry and return guest George Back join us as we celebrate our last show of 2012. If the crazies are right, it's our last show ever, but if the crazies are just crazies, we'll see you in January! WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT