Michael Shafar : Jewish-ish
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Michael Shafar : Jewish-ish

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Tell us about your show. The show is about growing up culturally – but not religiously – Jewish, and the career expectations that stem from that upbringing. I graduated from Monash University with a law degree and quickly realised I would never be happy in that career. The show is about my transition from law to comedy. It’s comedy from the mean streets of East St Kilda.

How did the idea for your show come about? I was looking at buying a new car and mum said to me: “Michael, if you buy a German car, Hitler wins,” and I thought: “Mum, I reckon we’ve got him by now”. I want to talk about those bizarre conversations and moments that come from growing up in a Jewish family.

What’s a fun fact about the show? After almost every show someone comes up to me and says, “Just checking: are you really Jewish?” I then have to assure them that I was, in fact, Jewish the whole time.

 

Can you describe the journey of creating a show? This is my debut show, so I’ve been building the material for it from basically gigging almost every night of the week over the last two and a half years developing and honing material. It’s gruelling, but I’ve come out of it with something I’m proud to share with others.


Describe your show in three words.
Jewish. Funny. Jewish.

Venue: Trades Hall – The Archive Room

Dates: Thursday March 30 – Sunday April 23 (bar Wednesdays)

Duration: 50 minutes

Tickets: $20 – $25

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