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Eitan Levine
Eitan Levine (born 1990) is an American comedian and internet personality. His comedy often focuses on Jewish culture and news. He rose to prominence with his man on the street-style series, "Jewish or antisemitic?", in which he interviewed New Yorkers about whether random topics "felt" Jewish or antisemitic. He hosts the regular live gameshow, ''That's So Jewish!'' as well as the podcast ''Champagne Shiva.'' His work has been featured on '' Late Night with Stephen Colbert'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', and ''The Daily Show''. On August 21, 2024, he broke the Guinness world record for most first pitches thrown in a season. It was his 40th pitch in a nationwide effort raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Early life Levine was born and raised in New York City. He is the grandson of Holocaust survivors. Levine was raised Modern Orthodox and attended an all-boys Jewish day school, where he struggled due to a learning disability. As a young adult, he drifted from Judaism beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox Populi
( ) is a Latin phrase (originally ''Vox populi, vox Dei'' – "The voice of the people is the voice of God") that literally means "voice of the people." It is used in English in the meaning "the opinion of the majority of the people." In journalism, vox pop or man on the street refers to short interviews with members of the public. Man on the street American television personality Steve Allen as the host of ''The Tonight Show'' further developed the "man on the street" interviews and audience-participation comedy breaks that have become commonplace on late-night TV. Usually the interviewees are shown in public places, and supposed to be giving spontaneous opinions in a chance encounter – unrehearsed persons, not selected in any way. As such, journalists almost always refer to them as the abbreviated ''vox pop''. In U.S. broadcast journalism, it is often referred to as a man on the street interview or MOTS. The results of such an interview are unpredictable at best, and ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
