Festival of Laughs: Eitan Levine
Festival of Laughs: Eitan Levine
The seventh night of Hanukkah is gonna be lit! Festival of Laughs is the DC Improv's annual Hannukah celebration show -- but you don't have to be a member of the tribe to get in on these good times. Join us this year with special guest headliner Eitan Levine, a New York-based stand-up and comedy writer known for his viral "Jewish Man On the Street" videos.
Eitan Levine
Eitan Levine is a New York-based writer and comedian/human theme park. His work has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Extra, Access Hollywood, The Kelly Clarkson Show and more. He’s also written for the New York Times, New York Magazine (The Cut), Amazon, Sony, and Reader’s Digest and has worked on creative projects with companies like Manischewitz, Nike, Red Bull, JEEP, Audible, Tru TV, and others. He has amassed a following of over 200k followers across his social media channels.
He has previously been staffed as a journalist/producer/on-air talent at Elite Daily, Cheddar, Mashable, and several other publications. Eitan was also hired as a head writer for "Hollywood Says," China's only celebrity talk show filming in the U.S.. During his time at Cheddar, his series "Money Menu" and "Business of Going Viral” were the highest-rated shows on the channel.Eitan was the host of a daily live sports show for Amazon Prime Video called “Game Breakers” every day from 2-4pm that ran for over a year.
In 2022, Eitan went viral with his Jewish Man On The Street videos— especially a series called “Jewish Or Antisemitic”. To date, the video series has over 35 million views across platforms.
Other credits include writing for the Emmy awarding winning sports segment “5 For Fischler,” being one of 30 finalists in the running to live in the MLB FanCave 2013 and posing for a picture featured in The New York Times while holding a sign that said “PALIN! CALL ME” with his cell phone number underneath. He’s also been featured as a performer at Asheville Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Comedy Fest, Motor City Comedy Fest, Baltimore Comedy Festival, the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Comedy Mob Fest, New York Comedy Festival, Stand Up NY, Cleveland Comedy Fest (BEST OF FEST AND WINNER OF THE NATE COCKERILL PERFORMANCE AWARD), Cola Con, North Carolina Comedy Festival, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Carolines, Broadway Comedy Club and others around New York city and across the country. On top of that, Eitan has performed at numerous synagogues, JCCs, cultural centers, colleges, and corporate functions.
The seventh night of Hanukkah is gonna be lit! Festival of Laughs is the DC Improv's annual Hannukah celebration show -- but you don't have to be a member of the tribe to get in on these good times. Join us this year with special guest headliner Eitan Levine, a New York-based stand-up and comedy writer known for his viral "Jewish Man On the Street" videos.
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- Matinees, the first show of any evening in our main showroom and all shows in our lounge showroom are seated by time of arrival. The earlier you arrive, the more options you'll have. Please note that the size of your party can affect what options are available to you, as certain tables and areas are designated for larger parties.
- "Late shows" in the main showroom have assigned seating. Assignments are made in order of ticket purchase. Generally speaking, the earlier you buy tickets, the closer you will be to the stage.
- If tickets are designated as being at a "reserved table," your party will have a table to itself. For general admission or VIP tickets, if your party does not fill an entire table, you may be sharing a table with other patrons.
The seventh night of Hanukkah is gonna be lit! Festival of Laughs is the DC Improv's annual Hannukah celebration show -- but you don't have to be a member of the tribe to get in on these good times. Join us this year with special guest headliner Eitan Levine, a New York-based stand-up and comedy writer known for his viral "Jewish Man On the Street" videos.