An Israeli satire show featuring satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. One of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV.
Asfur is an Israeli television series, which is broadcast on the channel HOT3. Its title, which literally means "bird" in Arabic, is the main protagonist's "good luck bird" – his late grandfather believed that its arrival symbolized a positive turn of events. Hot had already started working on two additional seasons even before the television pilot was aired. Season two began airing on October 17, 2011. Savyon and Amir sold the format to John Wells in October 2011. The adaptation, named "Hard Up", will air on FOX.
An original Be'er Sheva comedy set in the "Simi Center" neighborhood shopping mall, bringing to the screen the stories and dreams of the wild, colorful characters who hang out there. Meet Dalila, from the shop that stocks everything except customers; Popeye, the exterminator ranked only 50th in the South (ever since he accidentally exterminated a Schnauzer); Haviv and Naor, two teens dreaming of getting into the Forum club and escaping the neighborhood; Linoy and Avichai, who run a pizzeria with sesame seeds on the crust; Nadir the greengrocer, looking for love; Hezi, trying to find a tenth man for the prayer quorum; Menachem, searching for his donkey; and many others we’ve met—and want you to meet, too.
Israel's favorite comedians sit on a couch and share the funniest, most embarrassing and strange experiences of their lives, which all viewers at home also know from their lives. A 10-episode series that deals with topics that are closest to man. The stories focus on experiences about love, money, faith, parenting, adolescence careers and more.
Orit, Natalie and Mor are three sisters, and they are unsuccessful at everything.
Four generations of a Jewish family live under one roof. Despite living next door to a synagogue, the Abramovich’s, with the exception of Grandmother Musa, are not strong on Jewish tradition, religion or identity: Boris’ business is buying, selling (and eating) pork. Meanwhile his son, David hides his origins from his friends, and his wife, Alla has no idea how much she resembles the stereotypical Jewish mother. Everything changes one day when Boris is struck by lightning. While unconscious, he is visited by the spirit of Haim, a long dead and somewhat obnoxious family ancestor. Haim reveals that a long time ago he committed a terrible sin, which resulted in a curse being placed on the entire family. It turns out that only Boris can remove the curse – by setting free Haim’s soul!
All Mothers Lie is an Israeli comedy-drama series created by Yael Katz, Noam Nevo and Natalie Michaelashvili-Dror, directed by Atara Frish. The series is a sports drama produced by Green Productions and United King Films. The plot centers on a single mother who decides to embark on a sporting journey and play basketball, in an attempt to positively influence her son's life and get him out of his sedentary lifestyle.
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children, neighbors and friends day after day after day. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark, a couple married for 23 years who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
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Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
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A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event forces his nephew, CJ, and CJ’s kids to move in, putting three generations under one roof. This chaotic living situation takes its toll on cranky Pops, who is reluctant to have his routine disturbed. In addition to CJ’s family, Pops and Ella’s son, Calvin, a wise-cracking, broke college student, hangs out at home, making it impossible for any peace and quiet. It soon becomes evident just how wide the gap is, as the family tries to find a way to coexist through all of life’s hilarious ups and downs.
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Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.
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Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
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Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.
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A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.
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A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.
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HaAh HaGadol is the Israeli version of Big Brother reality-television series, hosted by Erez Tal and Korin Gideon, formerly by Assi Azar.
Juda Ben Haim is a showy little thug, on his way to the biggest gambling in Romania with the money of a dangerous French mobster. A mysterious and beautiful woman shows up and changes all the picture.
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.
The series tells the story of Nadav Feldman , a young social worker , who discovers that he is adopted and finds himself in the depths of his biological father's family, Baruch Asulin, a leader of an organized crime syndicate in Israel known as "Ha-Borer"(The Arbitrator), due to his activities as an arbitrator in disputes in the underworld. The series focuses on the combination of dramatic stretches , the conflict between the norms of society including crime, especially norms and codes of conduct of the underworld. Among other highlights of the series, in a satirical way, the contrast between certain behaviors of some of the heroes of the series (as a demonstration of piety) and other behaviors (such as the blatant disregard for human life).
An earthquake in the north uncovers a large hole in a nature reserve. Inside the hole, three human skeletons are found. The plot thickens when DNA tests reveal that the DNA belongs to three living people...
As thousands of angry protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo, five Israeli embassy staff members find themselves trapped inside, as the steel door that separates them from being torn to pieces by violent mobs begins to collapse. No rescue force is able to reach them. The beseiged Israelis realize that these may be the last hours of their lives, and tensions begin to rise among them; Specifically between security agent Tal Shemtov, his childhood friend Roy Barzani, Chief of security and Shemtov’s boss, and Barzani’s neglected girlfriend Hagar, caught up in the middle with a secret of her own. At a time in history when political and personal interests mix, and values of solidarity and the promise that “no soldier is left behind” are left empty of meaning, unstable friendships and national relations between Egypt and Israel, are pushed to the brink of war.
The story follows Avi (Ben Sultan), a young man from the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, who finds himself embroiled in affairs with local Arabs from Jaffa. He joins the Israeli Border Police to settle scores with them, and quickly becomes an effective and respected police officer, while also falling in love with a border policewoman, who is a pacifist. But his past is constantly catching up with him to remind him that he will never change.
After a flight from Tel Aviv to Bangkok vanishes in mid-air, with no signs of an explosion, crash or hijacking, the entire world is left mesmerised. Yonatan Georgy is a recently blind intelligence officer returning to work, tasked with investigating the plane's disappearance - with his wife and children on board. At the same time, families of the passengers start realising they didn't know their loved ones as well as they thought.
A satirical sketch show dealing with the world of Israeli sport. With the "Ma Kashur?" trio and guests.
Eli vs. The World (2003) Eli Finish (from the comedic duo Eli and Mariano) will show you who's the champion of laughter! The best of the entertainment stars of the country will compete against him each week in a crazy improvisation competition. who will KO whom in a duel of laughs?
At a private oil factory on the outskirts of Jerusalem, dozens of workers labor under poor conditions and face humiliating treatment. Beneath the surface, tensions are simmering and a protest is brewing. Under the auspices of the Histadrut labor federation, the workers are demanding the establishment of a committee to represent them faithfully. The organization threatens the factory management, and its aggressive and contemptuous attitude toward the workers escalates. Their legitimate demands are rejected outright and their dignity is trampled upon. The workers' helplessness in the face of management's insensitivity leads to the outbreak of a violent strike at the factory gates, from which there is no turning back.
For eleven years, filmmaker Doron Tsabari followed Eviatar Banai with an open and unfiltered lens, creating a body of footage unlike anything previously seen on Israeli television. Through rare archival material and a rich tapestry of music, this documentary series offers an intimate portrait of one of Israel’s most beloved artists, revealing the man behind the songs and the long, winding journey of his creative life.
