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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!

    Anormala en Madrid!

    ANORMALA in Madrid!

    Rachel's Spanish language comedy-cabaret show Anormala returns to the Spanish capital on November 15th for a monthly residency!

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

    Anormala at Off Latina theater

    More info

    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

    Anti-Karaoke November 29 at Diobar

    Anti-Karaoke Barcelona at Diobar

    Didja miss the fantastic Anti-Karaoke Halloween show at its new home, Diobar?

    Well, November 29 you' have another chance!

    More info

    Buy ticket online

    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.

    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, November 15 - 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

    Saturday, November 29 - Anti-Karaoke Rachel's legendary comedy-karaoke-rock concert! 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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