Outrageous Jewish comedianne and songwriter in this short interview with Niteline about her comedy and being called a racist.

CAROL LEIFER (pronounced lee-fer) is an acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, and producer who has paved a variety of paths in a field where not many female comedians have ventured. The Long Island native began her stand up career in the late 1970's, performing at such well-known New York comedy...

Michele Balan was one of the four finalists on NBC’s 2006 “Last Comic Standing,” and she is "The Last Woman Comic . . .. " Voted one of the “Top 10 Comics” by Backstage Magazine in 2004, Michele Balan is a brash, New York Stand-up comedian who has performed on...

The best way to get inside CATHY LADMAN's head is to see her live. As one of the country's top comedians, Ladman's show is a self-probing, anxiety-venting vehicle, which draws laughter from exposing personal neurosis. She has not only appeared on "The Tonight Show" nine times, but was also the...

Making Trouble, the new documentary about legendary funny Jewish women who broke barriers and shook the social order to make us laugh, had its world premiere at the 2007 SILVERDOCS/AFI Discovery Channel Documentary Festival. "Making Trouble" profiles six Jewish women who struggled and sacrificed...

Sarah Silverman compares African Americans and elderly Jews on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Really funny!

Gilda Radner (1946-1989) was born to Jewish-American parents, Herman Radner and Henrietta Dworkin, in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Detroit with a nanny, Elizabeth Clementine Gillies, whom she called "Dibby" (and on whom she based her famous character Emily Litella). While not religiously...

Comedian Judy Gold interviewed on ABC News regarding her new book: "25 Questions for a Jewish Mother".