| Jewish Comedians
Dan Ahdoot Finalist Last Comic Standing,
2004[23]
Jason Alexander, comedic actor
Woody Allen (1935–) Academy Award-winning film director, writer,
actor, and comedian[16]
Morey Amsterdam (1908–1996) television actor and comedian[24]
Tom Arnold, comedian, actor (converted to Judaism though his
grandmother is Jewish)
Ed Asner, comedic actor
Dave Attell (1965–) stand-up comedian and host of Comedy Central's
Insomniac with Dave Attell[25]
Roseanne Barr (1952–) American actress, writer, talk-show host and
comedian[26]
Jack Benny (1894–1974) comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio,
television, and film actor[27]
Milton Berle (1908–2002) comedian and actor[28]
Shelley Berman (1926–) comedian, writer, teacher, and actor[29]
Sandra Bernhard (1955–) actress and comedian[30]
Lewis Black (1948–) stand-up comedian, author, playwright, and
actor[31]
Victor Borge (1909–2000) humorist, entertainer and concert pianist[32]
Alex Borstein (1971–) actress, writer and comedian[33]
David Brenner (1936–) stand-up comedian, actor, author, and filmmaker
Fanny Brice (1891–1951) popular and influential comedian, singer, and
entertainer
Albert Brooks, comedian, actor
Mel Brooks, comedian
Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and
satirist[34]
George Burns, entertainer, actor
Red Buttons (1919–2006) Academy Award-winning comedian and
actor[16][35]
Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, one of
the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th
century[16]
Sid Caesar, actor, writer
Andrew Dice Clay, comedian
Myron Cohen, comedian
"Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian
David Cross, comedian, actor
Billy Crystal (1947–) actor, writer, producer, comedian and film
director[16]
Rodney Dangerfield, comedian
Larry David, comedian, actor, writer, producer
Bob Einstein, comedian, writer, Super Dave Osborne
Wayne Federman, comedian, actor, writer
Larry Fine, the Three Stooges
Al Franken (1951–) comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political
commentator and radio host[36]
Jeff Garlin, comedian, producer
Andrew Ginsburg (1979–) comedian, actor, and three time champion
bodybuilder[37]
Elon Gold, comedian, actor
Judy Gold (1962–) stand-up comedian and actress[38]
Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, actor
Shecky Greene, comedian
Charles Grodin, comedian, actor
Christopher Guest, comedic actor
Buddy Hackett, comedian
Chelsea Handler (1975–) actress/comedian[39]
Goldie Hawn, comedic actress on tv show Laugh-In
Steve Hofstetter (1979-)
Moe, Shemp & Curly Howard, the Three Stooges
George Jessel, comedian
Al Jolson, comedian
Mickey Katz, comedian
Danny Kaye (1913–1987) film actor, singer and comedian[16]
Alan King, comedian
Robert Klein, comedian
John Lehr (1967–) actor and comedian[40]
Tom Lehrer, satirist, musician
Oscar Levant, comedian
"The Reverend" Bob Levy, stand-up comedian and frequent Howard Stern
guest
Jerry Lewis (1926–) comedian, actor, film producer, writer and
director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising
telethons[16]
Richard Lewis, comedian
Jon Lovitz (1957-) comedian, actor best recognized for his work on
Saturday Night Live
Marc Maron, comedian, radio host
The Marx Brothers, (Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo), comedians
Jackie Mason (1931–) stand-up comedian[41]
Anne Meara (1929–) [ Converted to Judaism ] Comedienne and actress,
partner and wife of Jerry Stiller[42]
Lorne Michaels, Canadian creator of Saturday Night Live
Bette Midler (1945–) singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The
Divine Miss M[43]
Larry Miller (1953–) stand-up comedian, actor[44]
Jan Murray (1916–2006) stand-up comedian, actor[35]
Gilda Radner, (1946-1989) comedic actress
Harold Ramis (1944-) comedic actor, writer, producer
Carl Reiner, comedian, actor
Paul Reiser, comedian, actor
Paul Reubens, comedian, actor aka Peewee Herman
Don Rickles, comedian, actor
Ritz Brothers (1901-1965, 1904-1985, 1907-1986) comedy team[16]
Joan Rivers (1933–) comedienne, actress, talk show host, and
celebrity[45]
Jeffrey Ross, comedian
Rita Rudner, comedian
Adam Sandler (1966–) actor, comedian, producer, and musician[35]
Andy Samberg (1978-) actor, comedian
Robert Schimmel (1950–) stand-up comedian whose material is often
X-rated and controversial[46]
Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director[47]
Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, actor
Gary Shandling, comedian, actor
Al Shean, comedian, actor
Allan Sherman, satirist, musician
Pauly Shore, comedian
Sarah Silverman, comic
Phil Silvers, comedic actor
Randy and Jason Sklar, comedians, hosts of Cheap Seats
Bobby Slayton, comedian, The Pit Bull of Comedy
Kira Soltanovich, comedian, actress, writer. Star of "Girls Behaving
Badly" recurring on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
Ben Stein (born 1944-), an American writer and commentator, Emmy
Award-winning actor, comedian, and game show host
David Steinberg (1942–) Canadian/American comedian, actor, author,
writer and director.
Jon Stewart, comic, TV host
Ben Stiller (1965–) comedian, actor, and film director[35]
Jerry Stiller (1927–) comedian and actor[42]
Rich Vos, Comic
Marc Weiner (1952-) comedian, puppeteer best known for his tv show
Weinerville and his act Rockin Rocko and Tony on the Bizarre Show
Gene Wilder, comedic actor
Ed Wynn (1886–1966) comedian and actor[16]
Henny Youngman, comedian |