Michael Shafar

St Kilda East resident Michael Shafar debuting ‘Jewish-ish’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival

POLITICS, religion and bagels don’t usually mix.

But a St Kilda East resident is bringing them together in his latest comedy show.

Michael Shafar is debuting Jewish-ish at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

“The show is about growing up Jewish and the pressures and expectations that come along with that,” Shafar said.

Shafar, who has a law degree, has been doing comedy for just three years and is already making his mark.

He was a RAW Comedy National Finalist last year, he represented Australia in the Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World Competition and hosted Channel 31’s The Leak.

Read the full article by Bianca Carmona at The Leader.