Comedy
Jews have defined the archetype of comedy in America and the world beyond, tickling the funnybones of millions through radio, television, and more for decades.
Meet a few of them in this collection. To learn even more, click or tap on an individual to read their full biography.
Seth Meyers
Meyers is the host of Late Night with Seth Meyers, a late-night news and comedy show produced by NBC.
David Zucker
Zucker co-created Airplane!, one of the most successful comedy movies of all time.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky has served as the President of Ukraine since 2019.
Harold Ramis
Rami's acting roles include Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters, Russel Ziskey from Stripes, and more.
Marty Feldman
Feldman was most well known for his protruded, misaligned eyes.
Nat Bregman
Bregman, known as "Nelson Mandela's First White Friend", was a prominent anti-apartheid activist.
Oliver Polak
Polak wrote a book in German whose title translates to "I'm Allowed to, I'm a Jew", a memoir about growing up as the only Jewish kid in a small German town decades after World War II and the Holocaust.