Featured Speaker- Adult Summer Reading Club

North Belmore Public Library 1551 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, NY, United States

Join Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore and North Bellmore Public Libraries to celebrate the end of summer reading on Wednesday, August 9th at 6:30PM in the Community Room, a collaborative event […]

Free registration with library card

Anthology Film Archives – Ernie Kovacs: TV Comedy’s First Auteur

Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Avenue, New York, NY, United States

SPECIAL SCREENING! Join “Ernie in Kovacsland” co-authors Ben Model & Josh Mills along with guests Alan Zweibel, Heather Hendershot & NPR’s David Bianculli as we screen, discuss and sign copies […]

$6 – $12

From SNL & Beyond: Laraine Newman & Alan Zweibel LIVE

Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine

A hilarious evening with an original star & writer of Saturday Night Live! Join original SNL cast member Laraine Newman and original SNL writer Alan Zweibel for an entertaining conversation that takes us behind-the-scenes of the early days of the iconic Saturday Night Live.

$30 – $135

IS ANYTHING OKAY? THE HISTORY OF JEWS AND COMEDY IN AMERICA

ZOOM

Sponsored by Edward Blank and Family, Ruth and David Levine, and The Shine Trust From the earliest jokes told on the Lower East Side to the comedy routines honed in the Catskills, Ashkenazi Jews developed radically new forms of comedic output in the 20th century. On film and television, pioneering Jewish comics broke norms and […]

FREE

21st JCC International Jewish Film Festival: “Remembering Gene Wilder”

Regal Nanuet 6201 Fashion Dr, Nanuet, NY, United States

Alan Zweibel will kick the 21st JCC International Jewish Film Festival on March 21, 2024 at 7pm. Zweibel will be joined by director Ron Frank on opening night to introduce the documentary, "Remembering Gene Wilder." "For me, it's more personal. Gilda Radner was was godmother of our three children so we were very close with […]

TBA September 2024, PALEY CENTER – Confronting Prejudice with Laughter: The Continuing Impact of Jewish Comedy.

Paley Center 25 West 52 Street, New York, CA, United States

TICKET INFO COMING SOON! The event is part of the ongoing PaleyImpact series, Media’s Role in Combating Antisemitism and will take place at the Paley Center in New York. September date TBA Fifties Jewish comedy was undeniably inspirational to a whole generation of comedians, also having major impact on American comic history. Developed in New […]

Celebrity Autobiography – Triad NYC

Triad Theater 158 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY, United States

Scheduled to appear: Craig Bierko, Jackie Hoffman, Ben Mankiewicz, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Michael Urie, Alan Zweibel and more to be announced soon. CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is back at the Triad! "Critic’s Pick" -NY Times “The funniest show in town - hands down!” -NY Post CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is the Drama Desk Award-winning, international comedy Broadway sensation that features stars […]

$66 – $99

Borscht Belt Fest 2024

Borscht Belt Museum Market Street Studios 11 Market Street, Ellenville, NY, United States

MY DADDY THE COMEDIAN BORSCHT BELT TALKS Saturday, July 27 11:30 am - 12:30pm Market Street Studios, 9 Market Street, Ellenville, NY What’s it like growing up in a comedic household? The children of four iconic Borscht Belt comedians share personal stories about the delights and downsides of sharing a roof with a professional funnyman. […]

$30