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Getting a Laugh Out of Russian Gloom

Ben Rosenfeld, a member of a Soviet émigré family and a denizen of Astoria, Queens, likes to say, “I’m an immigrant. And a nerd. And a Jew. I’m what Fox News would call ‘A Triple Threat.’” Rosenfeld, who may be the city’s leading Russian-Jewish comedian, makes that observation on his fourth album, “Don’t Shake Your […]

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Jerry Seinfeld is Writing a Book That Traces his 45 Years of Stand-Up

NEW YORK (JTA) — Get ready with the “yada yada” references, Jerry Seinfeld is coming out with another book about comedy. More than 25 years after he sold a million copies with “Seinlanguage,” the star of the megahit “Seinfeld” and “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” will present the best of his stand-up material from nearly […]

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