Ben Ben Baruch: The Clean-Comedy Star Bringing Jewish Values to Every Stage

He makes countless people laugh — and always does so with clean, respectful language. He performs for wide audiences, including many who are not Torah-observant, yet he succeeds in making them laugh with uplifting, Torah-inspired content.

Welcome stand-up comedian Ben Ben Baruch, married and a father of four, and today one of the most in-demand comedians across Israeli media.

“My Goal Is Simple: To Bring Joy to Am Yisrael”

In an interview for the program “Artist and Faith” with Ami Maimon (Radio Kol Barama), Ben Baruch shared: “I’ve been a stand-up comedian for many years. When I perform, I come with one goal — to bring joy to Am Yisrael, to give my absolute best at every show. I keep my language clean and my content appropriate. I never expected to gain such a large audience so quickly. Usually it takes years to build a following.”

Holding Onto His Principles — Even in Secular Spaces

Ben Baruch described what it means to stay true to his values while performing for secular audiences. He shared a powerful story: 

“Two weeks ago I performed at a stand-up marathon — around 10 or 12 top comedians, each doing ten minutes. I was backstage listening, and the crowd was laughing — but the comedians were using very unclean language. I told myself: What am I going to offer them? Talk about my kids? Will that interest them? But then I said: It doesn’t matter. This is who I am — and with this I will win. I went up with my material — my life, my kids, my faith — and I blew them away. Everyone said it: I succeeded on a level above the rest.

This showed me that you don’t have to go low to make people laugh. It’s harder, but totally possible. Religious people often tell me how refreshing it is to come to my show and not worry that I’ll suddenly say something crude. They can truly relax.”

A Story of Divine Providence: The Magazine Cover He Walked Away From

“A number of years ago, Yediot Aharonot’s popular 7 Days weekend magazine wanted a cover story with me and several well-known comedians. The only problem: the photoshoot was scheduled for Erev Shavuot. I told my agent, ‘It’s not happening.’ He said, ‘You’re giving up a cover story?’ But there was absolutely no way I could do it. Even if it didn’t require desecration of the chag, I still wouldn’t. It goes against what I believe. So I declined.

A short time later, the entire group photoshoot fell apart for technical reasons and was canceled. And then — a month afterward — the magazine did a full feature only on me. No other comedians. And that happened because I stood my ground.”