October 24, 2023 15:50

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

September 27, 2023 13:03

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

The actor is starring in a new biopic about Golda Meir, and says she 'absolutely believes' in Israel

August 31, 2023 13:30

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

To insist only a Jew should play a Jew, is to consent to a demeaning stereotype

August 30, 2023 15:33

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

Julian Rose, an American comedian popularised the early form of Jewish caricature comedy

August 25, 2023 11:39

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

Non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles need to be sensitive to what they are taking on

August 18, 2023 08:30

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

Bradley Cooper's fake schnoz to play Leonard Bernstein has divided the Jewish community