Latkes & Laughs: A Comedy Event in San Jose, CA - December 18, 2022

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Sun, Dec 18, 2022 | Doors open at 5:00pm PT
Menorah lighting & show starts at 6:00pm PT
Students 13-21: $18
General Admission: $54
Reserved premium tables for 8 also available
Virtual Link (if cannot attend in person): $54
Temple Emanu-El
1010 University Ave., San Jose, CA
Latkes served in-person only at temple: 5 - 6pm PT
Virtual Lobby opens at 5:45pm PT if joining online

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Such a lineup of comics for our 10th Anniversary (Oy!)

Avi Liberman

Avi Liberman

Avi Liberman's quirky style has made him a favorite in comedy clubs from Los Angeles to New York. Born in Israel, raised in Texas, having gone to college in New York, and now living in Los Angeles, his style is a winning combination of life experiences and topical issues told through a varied blend of characters and voices with worldwide expertise.

Avi has performed stand-up comedy on CBS's "Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and "Make Me Laugh" as well as NBC's "Friday Night!" His acting credits include "Dave's World" CBS, "Boston Common" NBC and "Andytown U.S.A." Comedy Central.

He has appeared at the prestigious Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. Since 2001, Avi has successfully arranged widely acclaimed stand-up comedy tours in Israel to help boost morale while donating all of the proceeds to a charity. The successful "Comedy For Koby" tour is now a bi-annual event, benefitting the Koby Mandell Foundation.  Avi is back as a Latkes & Laugh favorite!

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Jeff Applebaum

Jeff Applebaum

A native New Yorker, Jeff made his national TV debut on CBS as a comedian on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." He has also appeared on Comics Unleashed, ABC-TV, America's Got Talent on NBC and opened for and performed with comic legends Robert Klein, Mort Sahl, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Elayne Boosler, and more. He entertains audiences around the globe, and his highly acclaimed, full Dry Bar Comedy Special was just released in March 2022.

Jeff plays the role of Joey Bishop in "The Rat Pack Tribute" and is also credited and appears in the blockbuster film "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Will Smith. Jeff is also active in the business and hi-tech worlds, using his two engineering degrees from MIT. He is the co-creator of Latkes & Laughs.

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Orion Levine

Orion Levine

Orion Levine is a stand up comedian from the Bay Area, currently based out of Los Angeles in a room with unfortunate carpeting.

Orion was named a New Face at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2022 and a finalist at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 2021. Now he performs all over the country. He created and stars in the popular comedy web series titled Scorp Oner, an ongoing graffiti mockumentary based on his own experiences as an aspiring graffiti writer.

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There will be latkes.
And they will be delicious!

Enjoy scrumptious latkes served in-person at Temple Emanuel.
Or MYOL: Make Your Own Latkes if joining virtually!
Bubbie's latke recipe will be on display everywhere!  Farstheisht?

 

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Appropriate. For kids 13+.

This isn’t raunchy comedy. (It's sponsored by a Temple, after all.)

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