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Israel’s Most CANCELLED Comedian Turns Jew-Hate Into Comedy | Yohay Sponder

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Stand-up comic and self-described “Self-Loving Jew” Yohay Sponder joins Jonah Platt on Being Jewish to talk about getting canceled in Amsterdam and Australia for being Israeli, why boycotters actually doubled his income, and how he turned those threats into sold-out shows and lawsuits.

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Yohay shares the deeply moving story behind his giant Star of David necklace, his father’s childhood in the shadow of Auschwitz, and how losing his dad transformed his relationship with Judaism — from tefillin every morning to a new comedy special called Genesis.

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00:00 – Israeli Comedian, Yohay Sponder was Canceled For Being Jewish
04:21 – Funny Monday & Israeli Comedy Scene
13:53 – The Amsterdam Cancellation Story
18:07 – Boycotters Doubled Yohay’s Income
20:37 – Confronting Protesters Outside Shows
26:01 – Australian Cancellation & Lawsuits
29:19 – The Giant Star Of David Necklace
32:50 – Growing Up With Holocaust Survivor Grandparents
41:59 – Married To An American Woman
44:28 – What Americans Don’t Get About Israelis
51:37 – Lightning Round: Ze Oze Israeli Edition
57:58 – Exclusive Live Show Footage

Born in Israel, half Moroccan and half Polish, Yohay performs exclusively in English and explains why the structure of the English language is actually funnier than Hebrew. He breaks down what American Jews don’t understand about Israelis, why he started befriending the protesters outside his shows, and what a comedian can communicate about Jewish identity that traditional PR never could.
This episode features exclusive footage from Yohay’s show at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles — content you won’t find anywhere else.

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