Comedy Showcase: Rabbi Bob Alper's Standup Set at the Laugh in Peace Tour

 

We've been sharing the standup comedy of Rabbi Bob Alper 20 times since we started Jewish Humor Central ten years ago. He bills himself as the only practicing clergyman doing standup comedy...intentionally.

Bob is an ordained 74-year-old Reform rabbi who served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary that prepared him well for a twenty-seven year comedy career with wonderfully unique material presented in a way that's intelligent, sophisticated, and 100% clean.

Audiences adore him, from an SRO crowd at the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival to a standing ovation before 2,700 people at New York's famed Chautauqua Institution. He's even appeared at Hollywood's IMPROV and THE COMEDY STORE.

Bob performs all across North America and England, at corporate events, theatres, non-profits, conventions, private parties, churches, and, naturally, synagogues. And he's done over 200 shows with his Arab and Muslim comedy partners, at a variety of venues, but primarily colleges and universities.

Today we're sharing his 30 minute standup routine from a recent performance of the Laugh in Peace tour, where he's on stage with a Baptist preacher/comedian and a Muslim standup comic.

Enjoy!

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