An unashamedly Jewish comedy chat show where all are welcome!
Jew Talkin' To Me? is hosted by award winning comedians, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, and produced by Russell Balkind. Each show features guests from the entertainment industry sharing their views on a variety of topics connected to modern Jewish life in a secular world, as well as their memories of growing up Jewish.
Both Philip and Rachel are well known as Jewish comedians on both the mainstream and community circuit and our guest list includes stand-up comedians, presenters, broadcasters, journalists and writers who are Jewish, have some Jewish heritage, or a Jewish connection.
Philip and Rachel have been collaborating for a few years, but who are we as individuals?
WINNER Best Children’s Show at the Buxton Fringe 2024
WINNER Pegasus Comedy Best Compere 2023
WINNER UK Pun Off at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
WINNER Best Kids’ Show at the Morecambe Fringe 2022
WINNER of the Jewish Comedian of the Year 2015
WINNER of the Lastminute Comedy Comedian of the Year 2015
As a stand up Philip gigs throughout the UK, as well having performed as far flung places as America, Scandinavia, Europe, The Middle East and New Zealand. He is MC and curator of the Edinburgh Fringe's cult hit show Jew-O-Rama where Jewish and Jew”ish” acts perform to a mainly non-Jewish audience in packed out rooms each year. He is also resident compere at Borehamwood Comedy Club, works on panels shows including Mock the Week and Taskmaster and has been featured on BBC R2 and BBC 3CR, as well as acting in TV sitcoms such as My Family.
WINNER Most Audience Recommended Show Camden Fringe 2012
WINNER Best Comedy Award Greater Manchester Fringe 2017
Rachel is the only practising orthodox Jewish woman on the UK comedy circuit and has attracted a big following outside of her community who are interested in a unique, accessible voice from an unlikely source. Her debut solo show ‘It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl’ had a sell-out Edinburgh run in 2017, followed by tours of the UK and Israel. She's now meant to be touring her 5* show, ‘Hinayni! but, you know, the 'rona’. Rachel is the host of Central London's spectacular annual event Chanukah in the Square and resident MC of comedy club Upstairs at the Adam & Eve. As heard on BBC Radio London (regular guest) BBC R2, BBC Ouch and BBC 3CR. She is also an award winning director and critically acclaimed playwright.
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An unashamedly Jewish comedy chat show where all are welcome!
Jew Talkin' To Me? is hosted by award winning comedians, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, and produced by Russell Balkind. Each show features guests from the entertainment industry sharing their views on a variety of topics connected to modern Jewish life in a secular world, as well as their memories of growing up Jewish.
Both Philip and Rachel are well known as Jewish comedians on both the mainstream and community circuit and our guest list includes stand-up comedians, presenters, broadcasters, journalists and writers who are Jewish, have some Jewish heritage, or a Jewish connection.
Philip and Rachel have been collaborating for a few years, but who are we as individuals?
WINNER Best Children’s Show at the Buxton Fringe 2024
WINNER Pegasus Comedy Best Compere 2023
WINNER UK Pun Off at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
WINNER Best Kids’ Show at the Morecambe Fringe 2022
WINNER of the Jewish Comedian of the Year 2015
WINNER of the Lastminute Comedy Comedian of the Year 2015
As a stand up Philip gigs throughout the UK, as well having performed as far flung places as America, Scandinavia, Europe, The Middle East and New Zealand. He is MC and curator of the Edinburgh Fringe's cult hit show Jew-O-Rama where Jewish and Jew”ish” acts perform to a mainly non-Jewish audience in packed out rooms each year. He is also resident compere at Borehamwood Comedy Club, works on panels shows including Mock the Week and Taskmaster and has been featured on BBC R2 and BBC 3CR, as well as acting in TV sitcoms such as My Family.
WINNER Most Audience Recommended Show Camden Fringe 2012
WINNER Best Comedy Award Greater Manchester Fringe 2017
Rachel is the only practising orthodox Jewish woman on the UK comedy circuit and has attracted a big following outside of her community who are interested in a unique, accessible voice from an unlikely source. Her debut solo show ‘It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl’ had a sell-out Edinburgh run in 2017, followed by tours of the UK and Israel. She's now meant to be touring her 5* show, ‘Hinayni! but, you know, the 'rona’. Rachel is the host of Central London's spectacular annual event Chanukah in the Square and resident MC of comedy club Upstairs at the Adam & Eve. As heard on BBC Radio London (regular guest) BBC R2, BBC Ouch and BBC 3CR. She is also an award winning director and critically acclaimed playwright.
Subscribe and join us each week for brand new episodes.
Keep up to date with all our news via our website www.jewtalkintome.com
Follow us on social media:
Facebook: @JewTalkin
Twitter: @JewTalkin
Instagram: @JewTalkin
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Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger & Philip Simon for their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish, produced by Russell Balkind. This week we're joined by multi award winning actor, writer, director and magician, Andy Nyman!
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Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman is a multi-award-winning actor, director, magician and writer for theatre, film and television. As we speak, he is playing the male lead in Hello Dolly in London’s West End, his most recent theatre credits include Tevye in Trevor Nunn's award-winning Fiddler on the Roof (Olivier nomination); Hangmen (West End/Broadway); Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory); Abigail’s Party (West End) and Ghost Stories which Andy starred in, co-wrote and co-directed with Jeremy Dyson - a show with a great Jewish twist, which has been performed internationally, nominated for two awards and adapted into a feature film.
Andy’s television credits include: A Small Light; The Capture; Unforgotten; Wanderlust; Hanna; The Eichmann Show; Campus; Dead Set and playing Winston Churchill in Peaky Blinders. His film credits include: Jungle Cruise; Judy; The Commuter; Ghost Stories; Death at a Funeral; Kick-Ass 2; Black Death; The Brother’s Bloom; Severance; Shut Up & Shoot Me (winner Best Actor at Cherbourg Film Festival). If you’re a parent, you might like to know that he also featured in Chuggington.
Andy is also known for his collaborations with psychological illusionist Derren Brown, and actor and writer Jeremy Dyson. Andy co-created the first 10 years of Derren's TV programmes as well as co-writing and directing most of his stage shows - winning an Olivier Award for Derren Brown: Something Wicked This Way Comes, the New York Drama Desk Award for Derren Brown: Secret, and Derren Brown: The Heist which was nominated for the Lew Grade Award at the Baftas. He revealed some of his magical secrets in a DVD called Insane. Andy’s books on how to survive as a freelancer “The Golden Rules of Acting” and “More Golden rules of Acting” are bestsellers within the acting world. Andy and Jeremy Dyson's first novel The Warlock Effect, was released last year, became a Sunday Times book of the month and is out now in paperback. We’ve read it, it’s great.
X (formerly known as Twitter): @andynyman
Instagram:@andythediamond
Website: www.andynyman.com
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