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Comedian apologises to Mayim Bialik for wearing prosthetic nose in 1994 Blossom sketch

Hutsell's comments came after Bialik wrote an essay about the SNL parody of her "undeniably Jewish" nose

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: Mayim Bialik poses as the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosts The Center Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza on April 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Los Angeles LGBT Center)
'We need to talk about Jewface' says Dame Helen Mirren
Golda Meir

'We need to talk about Jewface' says Dame Helen Mirren

By James Mottram

7 min read
Some of us look like Einstein, others like Barbie. Go figure
Howard Jacobson

By Howard Jacobson

Some of us look like Einstein, others like Barbie. Go figure

4 min read
Long before Jewface arguments, Jewish comedians were playing up to stereotypes
Jewface

Long before Jewface arguments, Jewish comedians were playing up to stereotypes

By Daniel Appleby

4 min read
Shylock, Jewface and the long history of the ‘Jewish’ nose
Tracy-Ann Oberman

By Tracy-Ann Oberman

Shylock, Jewface and the long history of the ‘Jewish’ nose

4 min read
Of course non-Jews can play Jews, but they shouldn't have fake noses
Tracy-Ann Oberman

By Tracy-Ann Oberman

Of course non-Jews can play Jews, but they shouldn't have fake noses

3 min read

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