Podcasts about Old Jews Telling Jokes

Two Zero Q. Highlight teaser 'The Catskills'In this Highlight Teaser of Two Zero Q – 20 Questions With Interesting People we learn about 'The Catskills' from Dr. Neil Lawner, esteemed Dr. of Orthodontia, renowned photographer, extremely funny gentleman and one of the original pilot performers of 'Old Jews Telling Jokes!'Join me, The Very Handsome Tim Kirk for Two Zero Q – 20 Questions With Interesting People, where we learn the ‘Origin Stories' of everyday Superheroes in the LGBT Community and Friends! #twozeroq #theveryhandsometimkirk #pride #lgbt Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode of Two Zero Q – 20 Questions With Interesting People we learn the 'Origin Story' of Dr. Neil Lawner, esteemed Dr. of Orthodontia, renowned photographer, extremely funny gentleman and one of the original pilot performers of 'Old Jews Telling Jokes!'Join me, The Very Handsome Tim Kirk for Two Zero Q – 20 Questions With Interesting People, where we learn the ‘Origin Stories' of everyday Superheroes in the LGBT Community and Friends! #twozeroq #theveryhandsometimkirk #pride #lgbt Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharon Geller is a comedic actress who has appeared on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 4 times and on The TODAY Show as “Lucy”.After spending 10 years in the corporate world, Sharon followed her heart and decided to pursue her first love – acting. Her radio and TV commercials have won awards and she can currently be seen in a national TV commercial for Colonial Penn Life Insurance.Since 2012, Sharon has performed in the national touring company of the off-Broadway hit “OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES,” which is a tribute to the Borscht Belt and the birth of Jewish humor.After winning the Manhattan Monologue Slam in 2007 for presenting the best monologue in New York City, Sharon's musical improv troupe, MC Hammerstein, became the first musical improv house team at the PIT (People's Improv Theatre) in NY.In addition to being a spokeswoman on QVC, Sharon teaches comedy improv at the Walnut Street Theatre and IMPROV FOR LAWYERS, a course she created, at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University. She presents her CLE, ‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO ARBITRATION – Great Communication Techniques for Lawyers' to the ABA, PBI and law firms around the country. She also leads corporate workshops on communication where she teaches people to think more quickly on their feet, be a team player and think outside of the box. Clients include Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Berkshire Hathaway Realtors.Her 1-woman show, ‘KNOCK, KNOCK…JEWS THERE? A Talmudic Take on Comedy' about the importance of laughter and comedy in Judaism has received rave reviews from Jewish organizations around the country.Globally, Sharon has taught improv workshops for Tel Aviv Improv and at the St. John School of the Arts in the Caribbean. ~~~~~~~We'll explore in 50-minutes what it means to create and to think about art during this time. Join us for this weekly virtually existential gathering until we can share stories on the stage again.If you're on the IRC's mailing list, look for an email each Wednesday detailing the upcoming week's guest on Into the Absurd, with links to websites and information.To keep up with who's on deck, join the IRC mailing list: https://www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org/....To explore past episodes of Into the Absurd, visit our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pg/IdiopathicRidiculopathyConsortium/videos/ORThe IRC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...And while you're there, be sure to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss any future episodes.

Art Brown is a Los Angeles based Actor, Singer, Comedian, Director, and Film-maker. He's also the author of "Vegetarian Dining in NYC", and "Everything I need to know, I Learned from Cartoons!" In 2019 and again in early 2020, Art starred in the tour of “Old Jews Telling Jokes” in Burbank and Palm Springs. Since the pandemic, he's been focused on Voiceovers and producing Audiobooks. He provides a lot of great information for anyone interested in recording audiobooks. And if you want to listen to his version of Samuel L. Jackson's voice check out the auditable version of "Bloody Sheets" on Audible. To find out more about Art visit: http://www.ArtBrownVO.com http://www.artbrownproductions.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2590193 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unemployed-actor/support

Who is the Guest?: Sharon Geller is a comedic actress and corporate communications expert. She has appeared on Saturday Night Live 4 times and on The TODAY Show as “Lucy." Sharon’s radio and TV commercial appearances awards winning, and she is currently in the national touring company of the off-Broadway hit “Old Jews Telling Jokes.” New Skills and Knowledge: Combining her training as a team-building facilitator and her improv skills, Sharon also leads corporate workshops on communication. She teaches people to think more quickly on their feet, be a team player and think outside of the box. Clients include the American Bar Association, Johnson & Johnson, and Berkshire Hathaway Realtors. Cool Links and Tools: 6 Ways to Communicate More EffectivelyFacebook LinkedInSupport the show (https://www.hundredlifedesign.com/podcasts/)

Humor Me (2017) In lieu of Menashe, we watched a relatively light-hearted comedy about a divorced, middle-aged playwright, played by Jemaine Clement, who moves in with his elderly father (played by Elliott Gould) when he's down on his luck. Written and directed by Sam Hoffman, this film meditates on grief over unrealized promise and unsatsifying family relationships. In subject matter, it takes its cues from Wes Anderson in films like The Royal Tenenbaums, but subs in homages to Jewish jokes of old for Anderson's dry humor (not surprising, given that Hoffman created the "Old Jews Telling Jokes" series - which I hadn't quite put together when we recorded). We liked it! Sort of. Next Time and Thank You  Next time, we'll watch Operation Finale (2018) directed by Chris Weitz and starring Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley; it's the latest film to tackle the capture of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by Mossad agents in 1960. Thank you as always to the Klezmer Rebs for letting us play their music as our intro and outro; check out their website and bandcamp pages! 

Writer, producer and director Sam Hoffman joins Nancy to discuss the inspiration behind his film Humor Me, how his Old Jews Telling Jokes phenomenon sparked the project, and why he can’t say much about the latest episodes of Madame Secretary. Read more in Nancy’s online column Showbiz Analysis for Parade Magazine.

Peter Gethers' mother - 93 year old Judy Gethers - always understood the importance - and interconnectedness - of food and family. Her father owned the legendary Jewish kosher dairy restaurant Ratner’s on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. She discovered a passion for gourmet cooking when she was in her 50s, taking her first job, in the kitchen of the ground-breaking Los Angeles restaurant Ma Maison, when she was 53. She became a mentor and friend to some of the most famous chefs in America, including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton, and Jonathan Waxman, and eventually ran the Ma Cuisine cooking school, teaching alongside Julia Child among many others. Learning to cook changed her life—and the lives of those around her—and she created her own legendary status in the food world. As her health eventually began to fail, her taste remained, as did her sense of humor and her determination to live life on her own terms. In her 80s, she was robbed of her ability to cook by a debilitating stroke. But her love of food remained, helping her to recover and bringing her closer than ever to her son. At least twice a week, Peter visits her so he can make her dinner, ask questions about her colorful past, and learn her kitchen secrets. Peter decides to learn how to cook his mother the meal of her dreams and thereby tell the story of her life to all those who have loved her. MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN is generously seasoned with Peter’s trademark wit and knowing eye. The book includes a selection of recipes ranging from Ratner’s Matzo Brei, to Tarte Tatin, and from a loaf of challah to salmon coulibiac, as well as family photos. Peter Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than feed us—they can nourish our souls. About the author: Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor, and film and television producer. His previous eleven books include The Cat Who Went to Paris, the first in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton. He is also the co-creator and co-producer of the hit off-Broadway play Old Jews Telling Jokes. He lives in New York City, Sag Harbor, New York and, when possible, Gangivecchio, Sicily.

Peter Gethers' mother - 93 year old Judy Gethers - always understood the importance - and interconnectedness - of food and family. Her father owned the legendary Jewish kosher dairy restaurant Ratner’s on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. She discovered a passion for gourmet cooking when she was in her 50s, taking her first job, in the kitchen of the ground-breaking Los Angeles restaurant Ma Maison, when she was 53. She became a mentor and friend to some of the most famous chefs in America, including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton, and Jonathan Waxman, and eventually ran the Ma Cuisine cooking school, teaching alongside Julia Child among many others. Learning to cook changed her life—and the lives of those around her—and she created her own legendary status in the food world. As her health eventually began to fail, her taste remained, as did her sense of humor and her determination to live life on her own terms. In her 80s, she was robbed of her ability to cook by a debilitating stroke. But her love of food remained, helping her to recover and bringing her closer than ever to her son. At least twice a week, Peter visits her so he can make her dinner, ask questions about her colorful past, and learn her kitchen secrets. Peter decides to learn how to cook his mother the meal of her dreams and thereby tell the story of her life to all those who have loved her. MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN is generously seasoned with Peter’s trademark wit and knowing eye. The book includes a selection of recipes ranging from Ratner’s Matzo Brei, to Tarte Tatin, and from a loaf of challah to salmon coulibiac, as well as family photos. Peter Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than feed us—they can nourish our souls. About the author: Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor, and film and television producer. His previous eleven books include The Cat Who Went to Paris, the first in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton. He is also the co-creator and co-producer of the hit off-Broadway play Old Jews Telling Jokes. He lives in New York City, Sag Harbor, New York and, when possible, Gangivecchio, Sicily.

Peter Gethers is an American publisher, screenwriter and author of television shows. He also wrote the off-Broadway play "Old Jews Telling Jokes". Peter's latest book is his memoir: My Mother's Kitchen--Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of life. The book doesn't just honor Peter's mother, it provides a good opportunity to think about and have conversations about aging, and end of life wishes and decisions. It also has some great home recipes! https://www.facebook.com/PeterGethersAuthor/

Peter Gethers is an American publisher, screenwriter and author of television shows. He also wrote the off-Broadway play "Old Jews Telling Jokes". Peter's latest book is his memoir: My Mother's Kitchen--Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of life. The book doesn't just honor Peter's mother, it provides a good opportunity to think about and have conversations about aging, and end of life wishes and decisions. It also has some great home recipes! https://www.facebook.com/PeterGethersAuthor/

Maybe you've watched "Old Jews Telling Jokes" on YouTube. But have you heard Morgan Stanley M&A head Rob Kindler and his brother, stand-up comedian Andy Kindler, telling jokes about old Jews? Yes, the Kindler brothers are this week's Deal of the Week guests. You can even rate their jokes (listen until the end!). Rob is one of the world's renowned M&A bankers after spending 20 years as a corporate lawyer at Cravath Swaine & Moore. Andy is one of the world's funniest people. He delivers a hilarious annual keynote speech on the state of the comedy world at Montreal's "Just for Laughs" festival. How did their parents produce these two people, whose professions aren't exactly similar? And for M&A diehards, Rob gives a prediction on if we'll see any more megadeals in 2016. They chat with host Alex Sherman.

What’s crappening in this episode: Punchable faces, learning about the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now, Death From Above 1979, American in North Korea, M*A*S*H, The Bachelorette, Geordie Shore, Essex girl, Paul McCartney telling a dirty joke, good-natured ribbing, Old Jews Telling Jokes

Garth Kravits is an actor, singer, musician and composer and award winning film maker. He made his Broadway debut in the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Kravits has appeared in the Off-Broadway productions of Old Jews Telling Jokes and Toxic Audio Loudmouth; regionally in Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play, and It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, (Bucks County Playhouse); The Producers (Gateway Playhouse) and Happy Days: A New Musical (Goodspeed Opera House); and as Benny Southstreet in the regional tour of Guys and Dolls. On television, Kravits has guest starred on 30 Rock, The Blacklist, Nurse Jackie, Hostages, Tin Man and The Carrie Diaries www.garthkravits.com. Song Premiere: "The Night Cafe" by Joel B. New (joelbnew.com), inspired by the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh, accompanied by Josh Kight (joshkight.com). To pledge to Joel's album Kickstarter campaign thru 4/6, please click here: bit.ly/1LPzB35

Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz review (1) THE WIZARD OF OZ, by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, et al., at the Fox Theatre; (2) OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES, by Daniel Okrent & Peter Gethers, at the New Jewish Theatre; (3) BACHELORETTE, by Leslye Headland, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble; (4) ONE-HOUR TWILIGHT ZONE: LIVE!, at Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre; (5) THE NERD, by Larry Shue, at Dramatic License Productions; (6) 9 TO 5, by Dolly Parton & Patricia Resnick, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild; and (7) THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, by John Guare, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

Eric Spiegelman (Midroll hotshot, “Old Jews Telling Jokes”) proudly resents Sharon Stone’s “Scissors.” The 1991 film about a woman who is constantly groped and attacked by every man in this film. Then she gets locked in an apartment for half the film. Strangest film we’ve reviewed yet. (See movie below) Eric and I recap the film. […] The post Sharon Stone Gets Cut in “Scissors” appeared first on Proudly Resents: The cult movie podcast.

Eric Spiegelman (Midroll hotshot, “Old Jews Telling Jokes”) proudly resents Sharon Stone’s “Scissors.” The 1991 film about a woman who is constantly groped and attacked by every man in this film. Then she gets locked in an apartment for half the film. Strangest film we’ve reviewed yet. (See movie below) Eric and I recap the film. […] The post Sharon Stone Gets Cut in “Scissors” appeared first on Proudly Resents: The cult movie podcast.

Emmy and Obie award-winning actress Marilyn Sokol currently stars in the hit off Broadway show, “Old Jews Telling Jokes” based on the popular website. While a student at NYU, Marilyn appeared in productions and went on to build a most impressive resume. From her collaborations with Jim Henson to her appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Marilyn has some interesting tales to tell. We had an opportunity to speak with Marilyn recently about her journey in show business.

Dan Okrent, co-creator of "Old Jews Telling Jokes Onstage," talks somewhat seriously about the comedic off-Broadway production, or as he refers to it, his first project "specifically designed to make people happy." Episode 0030 June 26, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to talk to Sam Hoffman, the Producer and Creator of Old Jews Telling Jokes. Old Jews Telling Jokes was born in an empty storefront in Highland Park, New Jersey in the summer of 2008. Eric Spiegelman and Tim Williams of Jetpack Media had asked Sam if I had any ideas for an internet show and it was suggested: “how about we shoot my father and his friends telling jokes?” Surprisingly, they agreed. The rules would be simple. Every joke teller had to be at least sixty years old and “Jewish.” The age thing I would be strict about, the Jewish thing would be in spirit. If nothing else, we would make portraits of people who had lived at least six decades and that would be something to see. And from there… History

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to talk to Sam Hoffman, the Producer and Creator of Old Jews Telling Jokes. Old Jews Telling Jokes was born in an empty storefront in Highland Park, New Jersey in the summer of 2008. Eric Spiegelman and Tim Williams of Jetpack Media had asked Sam if I had any ideas for an internet show and it was suggested: “how about we shoot my father and his friends telling jokes?” Surprisingly, they agreed. The rules would be simple. Every joke teller had to be at least sixty years old and “Jewish.” The age thing I would be strict about, the Jewish thing would be in spirit. If nothing else, we would make portraits of people who had lived at least six decades and that would be something to see. And from there… History

In the beginning, there were just old Jews telling jokes—you know, Uncle Buddy down in Boca or grandpa’s bawdy second wife Hettie. Then, in 2008, filmmaker Sam Hoffman had the idea of filming some of his favorite old Jews telling jokes. He created a website and posted a series of “Old Jews Telling Jokes” videos that soon attracted a devoted following. The most popular jokes (such as this one, about giving directions) have been viewed well over a million times. Now, at the initiative of Daniel Okrent—the first public editor for the New York Times—and writer and editor Peter Gethers, Old Jews Telling Jokes has been re-purposed as a theatrical production, complete with a narrative through-line and cabaret-style musical numbers. Currently in previews, it opens May 20 at the Westside Theater in... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.