The New Jewish Comedians: Meet Harrison Greenbaum, Comedian/Magician

Harrison Greenbaum, a 32-year-old member of The Jewish Week's annual "36 Under 36" young Jewish achievers, says "I'm a comedian who does magic, not simply a funny magician."

With a background that includes Hebrew school and, after his bar mitzvah, Hebrew High School, he has already appeared on America's Got Talent and Last Comic Standing.

Greenbaum began performing stand-up comedy while studying psychology and English at Harvard.  A summa cum laude graduate, he was the co-founder of the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society (or "Harvard College SUCS," as the group's name is cheekily acronymized), the first organization at Harvard dedicated to the performance and appreciation of stand-up comedy and one still popular on campus today.

Greenbaum peppers his act with frequent Jewish references. His material is basically clean, even cleaner "if I'm in a temple."

Today we're sharing a 10 minute excerpt from a Greenbaum stand-up set last year in Atlantic City. In 10 minutes he managed to draw applause and boos from the audience. But that's what happens in New Jersey when your stand-up act includes references to Trump, Obama, guns, substitute teachers, the NAACP, Amazon Echo, Alexa, and rectal thermometers.

Enjoy!

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