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| ⚫ | {{Short description|Israeli comedy show}}'''Bardak''' is an ] ] group that began its activity on ] and ] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarr |first=Cindy |date=2022-10-06 |title=The Last Laugh |url=https://mishpacha.com/the-last-laugh-4/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantz |first=Nesanel |date=2023-03-01 |title=“Bardak!” // An exclusive interview with Israel’s famous chareidi comedic duo, Meni Wakshtock and Efi Skakovsky |url=https://amimagazine.org/2023/03/01/bardak/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Joseph |date=2021-03-15 |title=‘Haredi’ Duo Takes Israeli Comedy World By Storm |url=https://vinnews.com/2021/03/15/haredi-duo-takes-israeli-comedy-world-by-storm/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-06-28 |title=Watch: Another Bardak Beauty: The Return of Mr. Goldblum |url=https://matzav.com/watch-another-bardak-beauty-the-return-of-mr-goldblum/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website= |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch: The Famous Israeli Comedy Show Bardak Does Parody On Buying Land for Shmittah |url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/promotions/2005296/watch-the-famous-israeli-comedy-show-bardak-does-parody-on-buying-land-for-shmittah.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=A Laughing Matter |url=https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-culture/a-laughing-matter/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Jewish Action |language=en}}</ref> The group's videos are directed at the ] public and include references to the relations between the Haredi sector and the ] sector. | ||
| {{Short description|Israeli comedy show}} | |||
| ⚫ | '''Bardak''' is an ] ] group that began its activity on ] and ] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarr |first=Cindy |date=2022-10-06 |title=The Last Laugh |url=https://mishpacha.com/the-last-laugh-4/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantz |first=Nesanel |date=2023-03-01 |title=“Bardak!” / An exclusive interview with Israel’s famous chareidi comedic duo, Meni Wakshtock and Efi Skakovsky |url=https://amimagazine.org/2023/03/01/bardak/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Joseph |date=2021-03-15 |title=‘Haredi’ Duo Takes Israeli Comedy World By Storm |url=https://vinnews.com/2021/03/15/haredi-duo-takes-israeli-comedy-world-by-storm/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-06-28 |title=Watch: Another Bardak Beauty: The Return of Mr. Goldblum |url=https://matzav.com/watch-another-bardak-beauty-the-return-of-mr-goldblum/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website= |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch: The Famous Israeli Comedy Show Bardak Does Parody On Buying Land for Shmittah |url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/promotions/2005296/watch-the-famous-israeli-comedy-show-bardak-does-parody-on-buying-land-for-shmittah.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=A Laughing Matter |url=https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-culture/a-laughing-matter/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Jewish Action |language=en |
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| As of August 2024, the group's YouTube channel has over 90,000 subscribers and over 35 million total views. | As of August 2024, the group's YouTube channel has over 90,000 subscribers and over 35 million total views. | ||
| == Producers == | |||
| The sketches are produced by Efi Skakovsky, and Meni Wakshtock, both graduates of Orthodox ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sokol |first=Sam |date=2021-02-01 |title=Meet the ultra-Orthodox Comedians Satirizing Their Own Community on YouTube |url=https://www.haaretz.com/life/2021-02-01/ty-article/.premium/putting-the-ha-in-haredi-these-ultra-orthodox-comedians-satirize-their-own-tribe/0000017f-db5a-d856-a37f-ffda75c30000 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=]}}</ref> Wakshtock is a graduate of Yeshivas Kneses Hagedolah. Vekshtok studied film at the Jewish Film School and advertising and communications at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katzir |first=Itamar |date=2022-11-24 |title=צמד הקומיקאים שכבש את המגזר מסביר איך עושים סאטירה חרדית |trans-title=The comedian duo that conquered the sector explains how to do Haredi satire |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/00000184-a004-d710-a7c6-f64717ff0000 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The two met when Skakovsky acted in a video which Wakshtock produced, after which the two decided to start producing comedy videos about the Haredi lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-31 |title="הכל התפוצץ ברגע, זה היה מדהים"; ראיון ראשון עם יוצרי ’ברדק’ |trans-title="Everything exploded in an instant, it was amazing"; First interview with the creators of Bardak |url=https://www.hidabroot.org/article/1149031 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Hidabroot |language=he}}</ref> | |||
| == Content == | |||
| The sketches deal with situations from the life of the ] community and the interrelationships between it and the secular and national religious communities. In the first season, the sketches, which are between one and three minutes long, were published once a week, on ]. In the second season, the sketches, which are between one and five minutes long, are published approximately once a month. | |||
| The sketches in the first season were filmed during the ], and some dealt with the ways in which the ultra-Orthodox public was coping with the pandemic. | |||
| The creators are careful to maintain the restrictions accepted in Haredi society, and in the videos, for example, women are not shown in frontal shots. | |||
| == Seasons == | |||
| * '''Season 1''' - On 8 August 2020, the first episode of the first season was released, which lasted until 14 March 2021. The season consisted of 23 episodes. | |||
| * '''Season 2''' - After a break of several months, the second season was released on 25 August 2021. This season featured singer ], media personality Menachem Toker, ], and Ofer Mimran. | |||
| {{As of|2024|12}}, they have released over 80 episodes. | |||
| == Reception == | |||
| The group's videos became popular among the ultra-Orthodox and national religious publics and received hundreds of thousands of views. Several of the group's videos feature Eisenbach, a fanatical Jerusalemite protester who organizes an ultra-Orthodox demonstration and says that the road will be blocked by the demonstration until "a moped won't pass" (''Tustus lo ya'avor''). This phrase has become common in ultra-Orthodox demonstrations. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 02:34, 26 December 2024
Israeli comedy showBardak is an Israeli sketch comedy group that began its activity on YouTube and social media in 2020. The group's videos are directed at the Haredi public and include references to the relations between the Haredi sector and the secular sector.
As of August 2024, the group's YouTube channel has over 90,000 subscribers and over 35 million total views.
Producers
The sketches are produced by Efi Skakovsky, and Meni Wakshtock, both graduates of Orthodox yeshivas. Wakshtock is a graduate of Yeshivas Kneses Hagedolah. Vekshtok studied film at the Jewish Film School and advertising and communications at the Ono Academic College. The two met when Skakovsky acted in a video which Wakshtock produced, after which the two decided to start producing comedy videos about the Haredi lifestyle.
Content
The sketches deal with situations from the life of the Haredi community and the interrelationships between it and the secular and national religious communities. In the first season, the sketches, which are between one and three minutes long, were published once a week, on Motza'ei Shabbat. In the second season, the sketches, which are between one and five minutes long, are published approximately once a month.
The sketches in the first season were filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some dealt with the ways in which the ultra-Orthodox public was coping with the pandemic.
The creators are careful to maintain the restrictions accepted in Haredi society, and in the videos, for example, women are not shown in frontal shots.
Seasons
- Season 1 - On 8 August 2020, the first episode of the first season was released, which lasted until 14 March 2021. The season consisted of 23 episodes.
- Season 2 - After a break of several months, the second season was released on 25 August 2021. This season featured singer Zion Golan, media personality Menachem Toker, Nissim Black, and Ofer Mimran.
As of December 2024, they have released over 80 episodes.
Reception
The group's videos became popular among the ultra-Orthodox and national religious publics and received hundreds of thousands of views. Several of the group's videos feature Eisenbach, a fanatical Jerusalemite protester who organizes an ultra-Orthodox demonstration and says that the road will be blocked by the demonstration until "a moped won't pass" (Tustus lo ya'avor). This phrase has become common in ultra-Orthodox demonstrations.
References
- Scarr, Cindy (2022-10-06). "The Last Laugh". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- Gantz, Nesanel (2023-03-01). ""Bardak!" // An exclusive interview with Israel's famous chareidi comedic duo, Meni Wakshtock and Efi Skakovsky". Ami Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- Feldman, Joseph (2021-03-15). "'Haredi' Duo Takes Israeli Comedy World By Storm". Vos Iz Neias. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- "Watch: Another Bardak Beauty: The Return of Mr. Goldblum". 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- "Watch: The Famous Israeli Comedy Show Bardak Does Parody On Buying Land for Shmittah". The Yeshiva World. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- "A Laughing Matter". Jewish Action. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- Sokol, Sam (2021-02-01). "Meet the ultra-Orthodox Comedians Satirizing Their Own Community on YouTube". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- Katzir, Itamar (2022-11-24). "צמד הקומיקאים שכבש את המגזר מסביר איך עושים סאטירה חרדית" [The comedian duo that conquered the sector explains how to do Haredi satire].
- ""הכל התפוצץ ברגע, זה היה מדהים"; ראיון ראשון עם יוצרי 'ברדק'" ["Everything exploded in an instant, it was amazing"; First interview with the creators of Bardak]. Hidabroot (in Hebrew). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-26.