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‘Jews Are Also the People of Comedy – It’s a Survival Tool’

‘Checkout’ co-creator Yaniv Zohar discusses his sitcom’s unlikely route to success, how it survived two now-defunct TV channels, and the challenges of making an Israeli comedy post-October 7

Adrian Hennigan

Adrian Hennigan

The sitcom “Checkout” (“Kupa Rashit” in Hebrew, meaning “Main Checkout”) has become a mainstay of Israeli television since debuting in 2018 in the most unlikely of places: an educational channel.

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