Eli Finn ( he, אלי פיניש, born 17 July 1975) is an Israeli actor and

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...

. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show

Eretz Nehederet ''Eretz Nehederet'' ( he, ארץ נהדרת; ) is an Israeli prime-time television satirical sketch comedy show, that premiered on Keshet's Channel 2 in 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies ...

.המאליכ של הצחוק
Israel Today. 10.08.2010 (In Hebrew)

Career

After his release from the

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in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

. He also appeared in

Dudu Topaz Dudu Topaz ( he, דודו טופז; September 20, 1946 – August 20, 2009) (born David Goldenberg) was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicid ...

's stand-up comedy show called The First in Entertainment with Mariano Idelman in the same year, and signed a 2-year contract with the show. Finish and Idelman continued working together with a stand-up act called ''Ovrim Al HaTzhok'' (a word play on ''Ovrim Al HaHok'', Hebrew for "breaking the law"), and in 2001 created their own show named ''Ahla Seret'' ("A Great Movie"). In 2002 they released a 'best moments' DVD. In the same year, they appeared in a show on Bip called ''Lo Nafsik Litzhok'' ("(We) Won't Stop Laughing") along with

Tal Friedman Tal Friedman ( he, טל פרידמן; born 20 December 1963) is an Israeli actor, comedian and musician. Biography Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor. He served in the Israeli Navy on a missile ...

Asi Cohen Assi Cohen ( he, אסי כהן; born October 10, 1974) is an Israeli comedian and actor. He is best known for his appearances in the feature film '' Colombian Love'' (alongside Mili Avital), as well as for television performances in ''Love Hurts' ...

and

Rotem Abuhav Rotem is a biblical desert shrub, and it may refer to: People * David Rotem, Israeli politician * J. R. Rotem, American record producer * Simcha Rotem, one of the heads of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising * Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat * Rotem Erlic ...

. The first two continued with Finish and Idelman to Eretz Nehederet in 2003. In 2005, Finish played his first non-comic character in the TV series ''Heder Milhama'' ("War Room"), and continued as an actor in the show ''Lo Hivtahti Lakh'' ("I Didn't Promise You") in 2006.

Eretz Nehederet

Eli Finish began his career starring in Eretz Nehederet in 2003, along with Mariano Idelman, Tal Friedman, Asi Cohen,

Orna Banai Orna Banai ( he, אורנה בנאי; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council. Biography Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in B ...

Eyal Kitzis Eyal Kitzis (or Kitsis, he, אייל קיציס; born on 7 January 1969) is an Israeli actor, comedian and TV host. He is currently known for presenting the satirical sketch show ''Eretz Nehederet''. Early life Kitziz was born in Kiryat Ono, ...

, etc. He has parodied numerous real-life persons, including

Shimon Peres Shimon Peres (; he, שמעון פרס ; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of ...

Moshe Katzav Moshe Katsav ( he, מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabine ...

and

Amir Peretz Amir Peretz ( he, עָמִיר פֶּרֶץ; born on 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defen ...

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