Lev Goldort and Max Sotnikov. Israeli stand-up in Berlin 29 August 2025

Lev Goldort and Max Sotnikov are residents of the standup community Yalla.Balagan and hosts of the weekly news podcast "What's up with the Jews?". Going on a European tour for the first time with standup about moving, cultural breakdowns and survival with a sense of humor. Emigrated before it became mainstream.

Lev Goldort - came to Israel from Moscow, where he moved from Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Lev hardly talks about everyday observations and is more in the realm of concepts. He will tell about waiting for the death of a dictator, why reality looks like a spruce forest and will sing Civil Defense (falsely).

Max Sotnikov - born in Donetsk, came in handy in Israel. Will talk about his childhood as a Jew in Ukraine, moving to another country, the war and observations about life in Israel.

Come hear comedy from the perspective of a Jew and an Israeli.