"Honestly, I’ve spent most of my life running away from being Jewish. I read Richard Dawkins. I watch Bill Maher. I date Catholic girls. I listen to rock ’n roll. Who needs the Torah when you’ve got Tom Petty?"
I wrote an essay for Paste Magazine about how comedy/NYC/life has made me feel more Jewish.
Sandpaper Suit is NYC standup comic Matt Ruby's (now defunct) comedy blog. Keep in touch: Sign up for Matt's weekly Rubesletter. Email mattruby@hey.com.
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G'day Matt,
I interviewed Michael Shafar, a stand-up comedian in Australia, who performed his show, 'Jewish-ish' at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year. You might like Michael's whole take on being Jewish and comedy, given this blog title:
http://schoolofhardknockknocks.com/podcast/012-michael-shafar-jewish-ish-and-community-tv-led-to-comedy-success/
Cheers,
Morry
(School of Hard Knock Knocks)
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