Underplayed Gems

Ha-Comedy Store (1994)

Ha-Comedy Store poster
Original title
הקומדי סטור
Directed by
Yoav Tzafir
Genre
sketch
Country
Israel
Length
3 seasons, 90 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Israeli sketch show with short nonsense skits, recurring characters and parody songs. It made up new slang words and spoofed Israeli culture in a goofy style.

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What happens

Ha-Comedy Store (Hebrew: הקומדי סטור, 'The Comedy Store') was an Israeli entertainment program which was broadcast on the Israeli Channel 2 between the years 1994-1996. In its prime it starred Zvika Hadar, Assaf Ashtar, Ruby Duenyas, Gil Sassover and Itai Segev. The show scheduled weekly consisted different short nonsense styled skits including recurring nooks, such as "JoJo Ticked-Off" (החלסטרה של ז'וז'ו, HaKhalastra shel Jojo) and "Jacques' Bulletin" (המבזק של ז'ק, HaMivzak shel Jaqcues) and music segments which were mostly parodies of famous Israeli songs. During the first seasons, the show won a great success, and coined a number of unique expressions to the Hebrew language such as "Laflaf" (לפלף, 'nerd'; plural 'laflafim' לפלפים), "Khalastra" (חלסטרה, a slang word used by 'JoJo' to describe his resent and anger at various things on his nook 'JoJo Ticked-Off'). The character which is mostly remembered and identified with the show is apparently Jojo Halastra, played by Tzvika Hadar, which was a parody on the Israeli Ars. In 1995, a "Ha-Comedy Store" album was released containing all of the most popular songs and skits. After the third season the shows' popularity descended after some of the actors left the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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