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Josh Howie

Josh Howie is a stand up comedian, screenwriter and father of five children

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Television review: The Chair

This tale of university life hits home but lacks bite

By Josh Howie

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THE CHAIR (L to R) SANDRA OH as JI-YOON in episode 102 of THE CHAIR Cr. ELIZA MORSE/NETFLIX © 2021

Zayna deals with a rumor she had sex with her teenage crush while Kevin deals with delivering on his first freelance painting job. Dan excitedly prepares to attend Jess’s birthday party. But their worlds collide when Drew’s demands impact all their lives.

Television review: Flatbush Misdemeanors

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Nightmare trip with three kids. Kids getting bored from long trip and nauseous from car sickness. Nikon D850

My new car is ruined — I need the Beth Din

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HIT AND RUN (L to R) MORAN ROSENBLATT as TALI SHAPIRA and LIOR RAZ as SEGEV AZULAI in episode 102 of HIT AND RUN Cr. CORINNA KERN/NETFLIX © 2021

TV review: Hit & Run

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Television review: In Treatment

Are these therapy sessions boring..or does our critic have a problem?

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August 5, 2021 16:54

Television review: Reclaiming Amy

Josh Howie views the BBC's documentary made by Amy Winehouse's family ten years after her death.

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July 29, 2021 11:08

Programme Name: Reclaiming Amy - TX: 23/07/2021 - Episode: Reclaiming Amy (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Janis Winehouse-Collins, Amy Winehouse - (C) Winehouse Family Photo - Photographer: Unknown / Winehouse Family photo

Television review: My Unorthodox Life

The Netflix show about the former Charedi housewife Julia Haart and her successful business career leaves Josh Howie cold

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July 24, 2021 15:35

My Unorthodox Life: Season 1. Episode 5, Secular in the City. Pictured: Julia Haart c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021

Parents, teach your kids the facts about Israel

'Judaism allows us to live our history, Zionism is about knowing it.'

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June 30, 2021 13:39

whole and half falafel isolated on a white background closeup

So, bread wasn't good enough for Shavuot?

After weeks and weeks of home schooling, Josh Howie is in no shape for another Yomtov. And besides, what's all this about cheese?

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May 16, 2021 19:13

So, bread wasn't good enough for Shavuot?

There's no easy way to be Jewish

'Why couldn’t all of Judaism just be like The Prince of Egypt: entertaining, effortless, brisk?'

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April 8, 2021 11:23

Luke Brady (Moses), right, in The Prince Of Egypt (A New Musical) by Stephen Schwartz @ Dominion Theatre, London. A Dreamworks production. (Opening 25-02-20) Â©Tristram Kenton 02/20 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

The conversation Jewish parents dread

'Every parent has conversations they’re dreading having with their kids, but for Jewish parents, there’s one you wish you could put off forever'

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March 4, 2021 09:51

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Wiley performs on the main stage on Day 1 of Wireless Festival 2018 at Finsbury Park on July 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images)

We don’t need no education

Home-schooling four children, with a feral pre-schooler underfoot, is slowly destroying Josh Howie. For inspiration, he's thinking big

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January 14, 2021 12:20

Father Working from home on laptop during quarantine. Little child girl make noise and distracts father from work on the kitchen office

I can't fight the power of Santa

Josh Howie is done with trying to big up Chanukah against the might of Christmas. Instead he has a cunning plan...

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December 4, 2020 14:11

Will WhatsApp let my people go?

'With WhatsApp the Jews had finally found their online home; enclosed, secure, wordy and prone to over-analysis.'

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October 22, 2020 10:15

Are Jewish schools worth the drive?

A place at a Jewish school for your child - a gateway to their success, or a school run from hell? Josh Howie weighs up the pros and cons

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September 14, 2020 11:09

Camping, with Exodus as guide

Josh Howie and family went camping - and it tested their faith

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July 30, 2020 09:06