Yohay Sponder

In 2012, Sponder began performing in English in collaboration with comedian Shahar Chason. Sponder is an important early and ongoing contributor to English-language comedy in Israel. "It’s partly from Americans making [[Aliyah|''aliyah'']] and partly from tourists, but Israel now has a bigger English comedy scene than Amsterdam, Madrid and other European cities," he told ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' in 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=This Israeli comedian is a stand-up comedy hit in English {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-716095 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2012, Sponder began performing in English in collaboration with comedian Shahar Chason. Sponder is an important early and ongoing contributor to English-language comedy in Israel. "It’s partly from Americans making [[Aliyah|''aliyah'']] and partly from tourists, but Israel now has a bigger English comedy scene than Amsterdam, Madrid and other European cities," he told ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' in 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=This Israeli comedian is a stand-up comedy hit in English {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-716095 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref>

Sponder's performances are frequent targets of [[Anti-Israel movements|anti-Israel]] and [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] harassment campaigns. A show scheduled for January 25, 2025 at the Boom Chicago comedy club in [[Amsterdam]] was canceled when a protester entered the venue two weeks earlier, saying "Free Palestine" and "How dare you let this Jew perform here." Boom Chicago canceled the show, to the approval of [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS]] Netherlands, which accused the comedian of [[hate speech]]. After thirty rejections from other venues to reschedule the performance, it took place on February 23, 2025 at a location disclosed to ticketholders on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder finds Amsterdam venue after threats, bans {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-841037 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref>

Sponder's performances are frequent targets of [[Anti-Israel movements|anti-Israel]] and [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] harassment campaigns.

Sponder is represented by the [[United Talent Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Talent Agency: Yohay Sponder |url=https://www.unitedtalent.com/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=United Talent Agency}}</ref>

Sponder is represented by the [[United Talent Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Talent Agency: Yohay Sponder |url=https://www.unitedtalent.com/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=United Talent Agency}}</ref>