Jew Talkin’ To Me? With Sooz Kempner and Joe Jacobs
This week’s guests are singer and comedian Sooz Kempner and rapper and comedian Joe Jacobs.
A new, unashamedly Jewish comedy chat show for everyone. Created and hosted by award winning comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, and produced by Russell Balkind. Jew Talkin' to Me? is packed with stories, opinions, jokes, opinions, laughs, and, as it’s a Jewish show, even more opinions! Each week we’ll chat to some of the UK’s best loved Jewish comedians, presenters, broadcasters, journalists and actors. They’ll share their own unique perspectives on being 21st century Jews as well as their memories of growing up and what being Jewish means to them. Join us as we kick off with a brief introduction to the upcoming series.
Sooz Kempner: @SoozUK
Sooz did her very first stand-up gig in 2009. In April 2010 she entered the Musical Comedy Awards and was named Best Newcomer. 2010 also marked her graduation from the Royal Academy of Music. In 2012 Sooz won the Variety Award at the Funny Women Awards.
Sooz made her Edinburgh debut in August 2014 with Defying Gravity. She has been back every year since with shows including “Character Activist”, “Queen”, “A Bit Of A Character”, “Sooz On Film” and “Super Sonic 90s Kid” and “Mega Drive”
Outside comedy Sooz performs in musical theatre, most recently as David Cameron, Angela Merkel and Theresa May in Jonny Woo’s All-Star Brexit Cabaret, co-written with Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera) which practically sold out its entire run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, received excellent reviews from The Guardian, The Scotsman and more and went on to sell out its run at the Soho Theatre.
In June 2019 a tweet thread about a singing contract in Ayia Napa years ago somehow went viral and was retweeted by celebrities including Caitlin Moran, Jay Rayner, James Corden and Ed Miliband. Not sure what to make of that? See for yourself here: https://twitter.com/SoozUK/status/1134040002483163136?s=20
Catch up with Sooz’s internet sensation Eastenders: Lockdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxjr-k5CWhI&list=PLaS0NqiHr2aCqbLoD0Od0f9xuZTF8gu7W
Check out Sooz’s recent “reply guy” thread here:
https://twitter.com/SoozUK/status/1283354337910165506?s=20
Joe Jacobs: @JesterJacobs
www.joejacobs.website
Joe Jacobs is a London based comedian, rapper and writer. Since 2012, he has performed nationally and internationally, sharing bills with acts including Bill Burr, Stewart Lee and Mr. Motivator.
His live shows effortlessly flit between hip hop and comedy and he’s been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA, plus gained millions of viral video views online. In addition to stand up, as solo artist Jester Jacobs, he’s put out music since his debut Mental Disorder in 2008.
In 2017, Joe took “Ripe” to the Edinburgh Fringe where it received critical acclaim. In 2019, he returned with “Grimefulness”.
Joe has recently appeared on Channel 4’s stand up show Harry Hill’s ClubNite.
Check out his two raps mentioned in the show:
Everyone’s Vanessa Feltzing: https://youtu.be/4bDPcjiSqNo
Pat Butcher Rap Dedication RIP: https://youtu.be/yzyz7qE4FWY
So those are our guests. Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don’t forget to let us know what you think about the show.
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*This episode was recorded under lockdown conditions.
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