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How a Kentucky-raised comic dodged a beer can and became a Jewish star

JL;DR SUMMARY Comedian Ariel Elias' debut special, "A Jewish Star," available on YouTube, humorously explores her unique experiences as a Jew growing up in Kentucky. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityNew York CityStand Up ComedyJewish ComedySephardic JewryKentuckyA Jewish StarCultural SatireAriel EliasViral Incident

Places mentioned

Astoria, New York, United States
"Comedian Ariel Elias thinks the public pool in Astoria Park her favorite place is a serviceable metaphor for New York City."
New York City, New York, United States
"Comedian Ariel Elias thinks the public pool in Astoria Park her favorite place is a serviceable metaphor for New York City."
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
"Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, she harbored a specific knowledge unknown to her peers: What its like to be Jewish."
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"(It said NOLA and the swoosh took the shape of a saxophone; Elias studied sax at Tulane in New Orleans before jaw problems ended that ambition.)"
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, United States
"On Oct, 8, 2022, Elias was performing at a New Jersey comedy club, Uncle Vinnies in Point Pleasant Beach, when a woman inferred, by her jokes that she had voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election."
Greece
"Her fathers family was expelled from Spain in 1492 and found their way to Greece before coming to the United States."
Spain
"Her fathers family was expelled from Spain in 1492 and found their way to Greece before coming to the United States."

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