Win £18!

The hunt is on for the funniest original Jewish jokes on the Edinburgh Fringe.

Philip Simon, pictured, and Rachel Creeger, hosts of the Jew Talking To Me? podcast –  have launched Dov's Jewish Joke of the Fringe – which comes with a life-changing  £18 prize.

The amount was chosen because in Jewish tradition the letters of the Hebrew word ‘chai’, meaning life, are numerically equivalent to the number 18.

Simon said: ‘There seem to be so many different joke lists every year and we realised one genre that hasn’t yet been explored was this specific one of Jewish comedy.’

The competition is open to anyone with a show at the Fringe, Jewish or not, with entires accepted here.  The winner  will be announced August 20.  

Creeger added: ‘We’re excited to hear what original jokes people come up with and we really hope that a variety of people enter (with a bit of an awareness that if you need to check with someone whether your entry is antisemitic, it probably is!)"

One of her favourite original Jewish jokes is: ‘Jewish mothers always have plenty of food on hand so guests never want to leave - it’s stock home syndrome.’

And one of Simon’s favourite original Jewish jokes is: ‘I’m jealous of non-Jews talking about the girls they get to date, saying really cool things like "I tapped that! I nailed her! I screwed her! I can’t say things like that. I’m Jewish; we don’t do DIY! A job that big, we’re getting a man in.’

Dov is a traditional Hebrew man’s name.

Published: 11 Aug 2024