Stand-up comedian Judy Gold is an expert on Jewish mothers. She literally wrote the the book on them.
She may have gotten some flack in the past for promoting Jewish stereotypes, but she proves that her comedy comes from a very real, personal place in this classic Comedy Central clip. Like Wendy Spiro, Judy involves her acutal mother in her set, but this time Mom isn't telling jokes. Judy's mom is dead serious. And seriously hilarious.
Mother's Day is this weekend, people! Today we at I Heart Jews celebrate our fabulous, sassy, loving, hilarious, Jewish Mothers!
Inspired by yesterday's condom commercial featuring the classic song "My Yiddishe Mommae" we went hunting for other odd video interpretations of the song. We found some doozies. Here are our top 5 meshuggene video versions of "My Yiddishe Mommae"
5. DAVID FEINGOLD What exactly is going on here? Is it an Andy Kauffman-style straight faced comedy bit? A serious moment from the comedian who calls himself "Fat Jewish Guy"? Why is there a random tushy? This is totally bizarre.
(The tushy is at at 1:04, hornballs)
4. FINNISH There are approximately 1,000 Jews in the entire country of Finland. Why shouldn't they have their own version of the classic? Awesome.
3. BARBERSHOP QUARTET It is weird to see a barbershop quartet sing something so melancholy. We keep thinking they are going to break into some sort of upbeat version, but alas, it just keeps on being nostalgic. If only Andy Bernard from The Office would join in.
2. HARRIETT SINGS This one really sneaks up on you. Why wouldn't you suddenly (1:24), without warning cut to "My Yiddishe Mommae" in the middle of an Etta James freedom bus tribute? Seriously. Why not?
1. TOM JONES and JOHN FARNHAM Two Gentiles rockin' it out! Australian pop icon John Farnham and Welsh sex bomb Tom Jones have an intense "My Yiddishe Mommae" duel, and though they both put up a good fight, Tom Jones is the clear winner.
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WARNING: This song will get stuck in your head and you will be singing it all day.
We know it isn't kosher, but this terrific Jewish Mother is a total ham! Her dance moves, her charm, and her crazy improvised hand puppets (using her actual hands) are absolutely adorable and makes us want to go call out moms and let her know we love her. And that it's good to be Jewish. And we like it.
Apparently, the woman singing (the cameraman's mom) is actually a song writer, and this is a rare live performance of one of her hits.
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New York-based comedian Gil Ozeri must not own a kosher phone card. Though he does stand-up, sketch and improv, Gil is oft known on the web for his phone sex pranks. He calls in, hits record, asks for something weird, and lets the hilarity ensue.
Mother's Day is this Sunday, folks, the countdown is on! In honor of this important holiday we're bringing you some awesome Jewish mother-themed video clips every day this week!
Today's clip is from a recent episode of The Celebrity Apprentice. We all know Joan and Melissa Rivers are two peas in a pod, but on Trump's charity competition "reality" "show" ,they are an inspirational tribute to co-dependance and fierce family bonds. When one pea gets in trouble, the other pea wants to blow up the pod.
On one hand, it is kind of cute how much Joan loves her daughter. On the other hand, we love this clip because no matter how nuts we think out moms are, they can't compare to Joan's intensity.
Don't be a whore pit viper. Call you mother this Mother's Day.
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