SINCE making aliyah in 2006, comedian Benji Lovitt has combined his observations on Israeli society with his lifelong involvement in Jewish education to create a hilarious narrative that has brought smiles to faces all over the world.
Lovitt, who is set to visit Australia to present at Limmud Oz in Melbourne and Yom Limmud in Sydney, spoke to The AJN about his fascinating journey from Texan university student to Israeli stand-up comedian.
“Before my senior year of college, I wasn’t even aware that [stand-up comedy] was a possibility. A friend of mine moved to LA around that time to become a comedian and suddenly I realised that people I knew could actually do it.
“I once heard someone say that comedians don’t want to perform, they have to perform. At some point, I knew if I didn’t try it, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”
Now, almost 10 years later, Lovitt has no regrets.
Read the full story by Yael Brender in the Australian Jewish News.