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Rachel Arieff

Comedian · Cult leader

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Medusas

19 août 2025 · personal,reality
As I scan the shore for the next medusa to impale on my stick, I hear a voice behind me. "Don...

Empathy for the Devil

18 mai 2025 · current events,personal,history
Header photo: Polish children murdered at Auschwitz. Last summer, my partner and I visited...

To Jews... again

17 mai 2025 · reality
Israel is bombing and starving Gaza in the name of Judaism and our family members murdered in the...

What healthcare is like outside the U.S.

15 décembre 2024 · personal,reality
A few years before I moved to Spain — we’re talking around 2002 — I did my yearly medical...

We don't have to blindly believe our thoughts

9 septembre 2024 · personal,vipassana meditation
We don’t have to believe our thoughts. This is not a new idea. It’s at least 3,000 years old....

A Message to Jews

10 juin 2024 · reality,current events
It seems the majority of the world's Jews still remain either silent on Israel's extermination of...

Voting in Europe vs. the U.S.A.

9 juin 2024
It's 11 in the morning on Sunday, and I just got back from voting. I never wrote about what it's...

This Happened Today in Class

26 mai 2024 · personal,current events
I’m teaching a 6-year-old Bahraini girl named Maryam with very limited English skills. It’s our...

Why Israel Abuses the Word "Nazi"

24 mai 2024 · current events,history
Since October 7th, Israeli leaders have continually abused the word "Nazi" to describe Hamas....

You Have Permission to Speak Up

5 mai 2024 · current events
It sounds ridiculous to say, but unfortunately it needs to be said: If you are not Jewish, a...

The Silence of the Jews

26 avril 2024 · current events
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ...

A Star for Palestine

16 avril 2024 · personal,reality
When I teach kids online, to break the monotony and reward them for good work, I play a little...

The First Time I Saw a Swastika in Barcelona

12 avril 2024 · personal,reality
I remember the first time I saw a swastika in Barcelona. It was probably the year 2003 or 2004,...

When Are You Going to Speak Up?

7 avril 2024 · history,personal,reality
To my fellow Jews... Already I have to stop. Just that sentence makes me uncomfortable,...

Looking for Peace

5 avril 2024 · reality,vipassana meditation
Header photo: Kelly M. Lacy People get fucked-up to find peace. We drink alcohol to feel...

Never Again™

26 mars 2024 · personal,history,reality
Header photo taken at visit to Auschwitz, July 2023.   I never, ever, EVER want to hear...

Every Day Is Yom Kippur 

13 février 2024 · personal,reality
The Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur, is one of only two Jewish holidays I celebrate. In spite...

For Most of History, Jews and Muslims Actually Got Along Well

8 février 2024 · history,reality
Growing up in a Jewish community in the United States, I learned, in Jewish Sunday school as well...

And we begin again

5 février 2024 · personal
So, I'm back. How have you been? How did you handle the pandemic? And afterward? Do you have...

For Holocaust Remembrance Day

26 janvier 2024 · personal,reality,history
Tomorrow, January 27th, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. On that day, we are asked to remember the...
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  • "Funny, biting, ironic and intelligently frivolous." -Playboy

    Rachel has 4 different shows to choose from!

    Anti-Karaoke October 11 at Diobar

    Anti-Karaoke Barcelona at Diobar

    Didja miss the debut of Anti-Karaoke at its new home, Diobar?

    Well, October 11 you'll have another chance!

    More info

    Buy ticket online

    Anormala en Madrid!

    MADRID DEBUT of

    ANORMALA!

    Rachel's Spanish language comedy-cabaret show Anormala debuts in the Spanish capital on October 18th and will be there every month!

    Sponsored by the C.I.A. (Catalan Institute of the Abnormalarts).

    Anormala at Off Latina theater

    More info

    Rachel Arieff's Anti-Karaoke on Instagram

    Anti-Karaoke happens once a month in Barcelona at its new home: DIOBAR in the centric Born neighborhood, right across the street from the Barcelona Zoo & the Francia train station! Each show includes a free drink and free entry to the rock DJ session afterwards.

    Here are all the dates through December of 2025.

    About Catalunya triomant

    CATALUNYA TRIOMANT:

    Rachel's first standup show in Catalan!

    Sponsored by the C.I.A. (Catalan Institute of the Abnormalarts).

    Next show November 20, 2025

    Inusual Project

    21h.

    More info

    Come to FAC (Feas Artes de Catalunya)

    Come to FAC

    A series of live comedy-variety shows, sponsored by the C.I.A. (Catalan Institute of the Abnormalarts). More info

    Saturday, October 11 - Anti-Karaoke Rachel's legendary comedy-karaoke-rock concert! More info

    Saturday, October 18 - Anormala

    Rachel's Spanish-language standup cabaret debuts in Madrid! More info

    Thursday, November 20 - Catalunya Triomfant - Rachel's first stand-up show in Catalan! More info

  • My decidedly unfunny & sad blog

    sorry, I cannot ignore reality

    Medusas

    19 août 2025 · personal,reality

    Empathy for the Devil

    18 mai 2025 · current events,personal,history

    To Jews... again

    17 mai 2025 · reality
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