• Jacob Samuel wants audiences to know he's Jewish—and to make that tension funny

  • Oct 8 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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Jacob Samuel wants audiences to know he's Jewish—and to make that tension funny

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  • Jacob Samuel has a couple references to his Judaism in his stand-up routine. In the past, whenever he brought it up, it usually created a moment of tension before a laugh. But in the year since Oct. 7, especially in his hometown of Vancouver, he's noticed a shift. It's harder to talk about his Jewish identity onstage. He brings it up later, or takes out a couple jokes if the laugh isn't big enough.

    Yet Samuel, who won a Juno award for his debut comedy album in 2021, is determined to keep telling audiences he's Jewish. As he tells The CJN's arts podcasters on Culturally Jewish, that visibility is important, even with antisemitism on the rise. And getting people comfortable enough to laugh along with him is critical.

    Samuel is will be hitting the road this month, performing in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal before returning to B.C. for a headline show at the Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver.

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    • Hosts: Ilana Zackon and David Sklar
    • Producer: Michael Fraiman
    • Music: Sarah Segal-Lazar

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