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JUDY GOLD has had stand up specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO. She has written and starred in two critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit shows: The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (GLAAD Media Award – Outstanding NY Theater, Drama Desk Nomination – Actor). Judy received rave reviews as Gremio in The Public Theater’s all female production of The Taming of The Shrew for Shakespeare in the Park. She also co-starred in Off-Broadway’s Clinton! The Musical, and Disaster! The Musical. Judy plays the role of Chaya on FX’s Better Things. She guest starred on CBS’ Madame Secretary and on the Showtime series I’m Dying Up Here. She has had recurring roles on Netflix’s Friends from College and TBS’ Search Party.
Judy is the host of the hit podcast, Kill Me Now. She has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show. From 1999-2010, Judy was the host of HBO’s At the Multiplex with Judy Gold. Judy also won two Emmy awards for writing and producing The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Judy has made numerous appearances on The View, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Steve Harvey Show. She often pops up on The Food Network, but please do not mention Chopped All Stars to her, or Rachel vs. Guy for that matter. Judy’s newest comedy album, Conduct Unbecoming, and her previous albums, Kill Me Now and Judith’s Roommate Had a Baby are available wherever you get your music. Judy Gold is the author of YES I CAN SAY THAT – When They Come for the Comedians We’re All in Trouble, released this July from Dey Street Books. JudyGold.com
ALEX EDELMAN has made numerous TV appearances in the US, Australia, and the UK and has been featured at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal as a New Face, has appeared on Conan multiple times, and is a staple on those “Comedians You Should Know” type lists. He tours both nationally and internationally and is one of the founders of Jerusalem’s Off the Wall Comedy Club. Alex has opened for comedians Ricky Gervais, Jack Whitehall, Patton Oswalt, Gary Gulman, and a handful of musicians including Beck and San Fermin. In 2015, he travelled to Berlin and Moscow with Eddie Izzard to perform two shows to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Alex’s first show, Millennial – about very traumatic stock photos and young people – won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, the first show by an American to do so since 1997. The follow-up, Everything Handed To You – about identity and the availability of outlets in airports – was even more acclaimed: selling out its entire Edinburgh run and garnering the second best reviews of any comedy show at the Festival. His third show, Just for Us – which centers on a meeting of neo-Nazis that Alex attended in New York – has cemented his reputation as a writer-performer of impressive ambition and technical skill. In its premiere run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it was nominated for a Barry Award for Best Show. In Edinburgh, it earned a Herald Angel Award, a nomination for Best Show, and superlative praise that made it the best-reviewed comedy show at the Festival in a decade.
Alex was the Head Writer and Executive Producer of Saturday Night Seder, a star studded 70-minute special, posted on YouTube, that raised $3.5 million for the CDC Foundation (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund. More than 1 million people watched the initial livestream, which was hosted by Jason Alexander with participants that included Rachel Brosnahan, Idina Menzel, Debra Messing, and Bette Midler. Alex writes regularly for The Atlantic and The Believer, has written and produced documentaries for the US State Department and ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 series, and spent more than a decade working as a speechwriter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox. He likes ramen and David Foster Wallace. AlexEdelmanComedy.com
LISA GEDULDIG is the creator, producer, and MC of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy. Before the pandemic, Lisa had been running a monthly decade-long comedy show at El Rio in San Francisco where her comedy career began 30 years ago. Lisa also does freelance arts PR in both English and Spanish…again when there is not a pandemic. In July, she began producing the monthly online comedy show, Lockdown Comedy, every third Thursday of the month out of her mother’s house in a retirement community in Florida, with her mom appearing as a monthly guest.
BENEFICIARIES:
Over the past 27 years, Kung Pao has raised tens of thousands of dollars and awareness for numerous organizations. www.koshercomedy.com/beneficiaries In keeping with the Jewish tradition of tzedakah (charity, in Hebrew - tied in with a sense of duty and social responsibility), each year Kung Pao donates partial proceeds to organizations and causes in which we believe.
THIS YEAR’S BENEFICIARIES:
The Helen and Joe Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust (based in San Francisco, California) preserves the history of the Holocaust for future generations by bringing survivors together with today’s students. The Center integrates the use of oral testimony in educational settings to create programs and events that promote social justice and moral courage. Working in partnership with educators and students, the Farkas Center connects Holocaust history with how we act locally and globally so that the slogan, “Never Again!” can become a reality for all people.
Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Teaching Tolerance” provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors, and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. These resources include classroom lessons, webinars, grants, podcasts, policy guides and much more. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants. The program emphasizes anti-bias and social justice. The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives. Our Social Justice Standards show how anti-bias education works through the four domains of identity, diversity, justice, and action. Teaching Tolerance was founded in 1991 to prevent the growth of hate. We began by publishing Teaching Tolerance magazine and producing films chronicling the modern civil rights movement. Today, our community includes more than 500,000 educators who read our magazine, screen our films, visit our website, participate in our professional development workshops and webinars, use our curriculum or engage in our social media community.
Some random Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Facts:
• Henny Youngman, The King of One-Liners, headlined in 1997, performing at what ended up being his last show; the 91-year-old comedian died two months later in February 1998.
• A chapter in the book, A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to be Jewish focuses on Kung Pao.
• One couple, after 25 years, got married at the show by a rabbi they met at their table.
• One year someone brought a rooster named Vern as an emotional support animal. Really. https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/LEAH-GARCHIK-3299717.php
Calendar Listing:
WHAT:
The 28th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant (this year, a virtual one)
Featuring Judy Gold, Alex Edelman, and Lisa Geduldig
WHEN:
• Thurs, Dec 24 & Fri, Dec 25 @ 5pm PST (6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST)
• Sat, Dec 26 @ 2pm PST (3pm MST/4pm CST/4pm EST)
WHERE:
Your Couch (Zoom and YouTube Live)
TICKETS:
$25 - $50 (Pay what you want) • www.CityBoxOffice.com/KungPao
INFO:
www.koshercomedy.com • (415) 205-6515
PARTIAL PROCEEDS BENEFIT:
•Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Teaching Tolerance”
•The Helen and Joe Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust
PROMO CLIP:
https://tinyurl.com/KungPao2020Promo
(415) 205-6515 • lisag@igc.org • www.koshercomedy.com
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