Edelman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston and, remarkably, Just For Us is largely (although not entirely) about his experience of attending a white supremacist meeting in New York. He is ...
"I’ve never really loved comedy about Jews, but I’ve always loved comedy about what it means to be Jewish," the comedian says.
And even though he’s telling a story about white supremacy, you are. That’s the glory and also the slight hitch of “Just for Us,” which opened on Monday after runs in London, Edinburgh, Washington and ...
One of the most critically hailed comedians of his generation, Alex Edelman is best known for solo shows that blur the line between his stand-up comedy roots and narrative-driven storytelling. His ...
Tony recipient Alex Edelman will appear at New York City Center October 16 for a special one-night-only event. One of the most critically hailed comedians of his generation, Edelman is best known for ...
(L-R) Alex Edelman, Robbie Praw, Jeff Ross, Donnell Rawlings, Earthquake, David Letterman, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, a guest, Nicole Avant, Ted Sarandos, CEO, Netflix, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, and ...
Nothing is off limits in the writers' room of The Paper. Comedian Alex Edelman, who is both an actor and writer on the series, opens up to PEOPLE about what's in the works for season 2. Edelman, who ...
“Comedy for Peace” is one of the Jewish highlights of the New York Comedy Festival, which also includes shows by Alex Edelman, Alex Borstein and Anna Roisman. Comedian Gibran Saleem had never met a ...
The core of Just For Us is Edelman unwinding this central story of what happened at that meeting, interspersed with frequent tangents about his life and upbringing in a religiously observant Jewish ...