Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO) is a hilarious, amazing, talented writer, actor, and clown from Minnesota! He’s written storylines and appeared on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Leonard tours the country opening for stand-up comedian, Elon Gold and the Chosen Comedy Festival, and with his One Man Show, GOOD SHOWBIZ, which also runs monthly in Los Angeles at The Elysian Theater.
We yenta about:
Working and being on on Curb your enthusiasm
Is there a feud between Elon and Modi?
Are you a jew for jews or jew for goys
Are you Jewish enough to name 5 camps?
Growing up Jewish in Minnesota
Horrible story working in Hollywood (uh oh)
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Misinterpretation of a Speech
(00:00:39) Rabbi Jokes Exchange
(00:04:24) Guest Introduction: Eli Leonard
(00:05:49) Larry David's Personality
(00:06:44) Jewish Identity in Comedy
(00:07:38) Jewish Comedians' Feud?
(00:08:56) Elon Gold's Reaction to Modi's Success
(00:09:21) Jews for Jews vs. Jews for Goys
(00:13:05) Growing Up Jewish in Minnesota
(00:15:11) Micro vs. Macro Aggressions
(00:16:01) Holocaust Jokes in Comedy
(00:19:25) Eli's Old Boss and Workplace Toxicity
(00:20:13) Matzah Minute Segment
(00:26:07) Jonathan Glaser's Oscars Speech
(00:27:34) Reality Singing Competitions
(00:28:43) Jewish Cadence in Speech
(00:32:25) Alex Edelman's Show Discussion
(00:34:18) Thoughts on Love is Blind
(00:37:14) Eli's Secret and Jewish Upbringing
(00:47:02) Eli's Toxic Work Experience
(00:51:18) Secrets from the Hosts
