Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs

When critically acclaimed stand-up comedian Gianmarco Soresi introduces himself to a new audience, he explains that his father is Italian, his mother is Jewish, and that he identifies as a “cultural Jew.”

Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

When critically acclaimed stand-up comedian Gianmarco Soresi introduces himself to a new audience, he explains that his father is Italian, his mother is Jewish, and that he identifies as a “cultural Jew.” That, he says, “means I have all the gastrointestinal problems and stress and anxiety of regular Judaism — without the sweet comfort of God.”  The line always gets a big laugh, and draws on a nuanced relationship with Judaism that he mines for …