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This Interfaith Comedy Show Is All About Promoting Peace

JL;DR SUMMARY Comedy for Peace, an interfaith comedy show spearheaded by Israeli-American comedian Erik Angel, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. 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 ComedianInterfaith DialogueUnityInterfaithLaughterComedy For PeaceCommunity BuildingCultural DivideErik AngelMuslim Comedian

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New York, United States
"The project, the brainchild of Israeli-American comedian Erik Angel, is celebrating its 7 year anniversary with a special New York show this Thursday, June 4, featuring Angel along with Canadian Indian comedian Feraz Shere, who grew up in a fairly non-practicing Muslim home and is known for his amazing impressions, Norwegian comedian Daniel Simonsen, Jewish queer comedian (and wife of a rabbi!) Liz Glazer and the very funny Houston, Texas-raised Chase DuRousseau."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Norwegian comedian Daniel Simonsen, Jewish queer comedian (and wife of a rabbi!) Liz Glazer and the very funny Houston, Texas-raised Chase DuRousseau."
Florida, United States
"Once in Florida, Angel tells Kveller via e-mail, a 92-year-old Jewish audience member chased comedian Gibran Saleem down to tell him how much he loved his set and how illuminating he found listening to his experience growing up Muslim."
Minnesota, United States
"A show in Minnesota was cancelled, Angel says, after it was discovered that it was spread headed by an Israeli."
Israel
"Angel, whose real name is Dotan Malach, grew up fairly siloed as a Jew in Israel; he never had any profound conversations with Muslims while growing up."

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