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Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral
Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral Just in time for Dave Portnoy's big return to New Jersey, a local comic is going viral for his impression of the iconic CEO. Ami Kozak, a music composer from Englewood, was eating at Dana's Pizza on E. Palisade Avenue this week when the co-host of his podcast, Michael Weber, of Ami's House, spontaneously decided to do a Portnoy-style review. He calls the character, Dovid Portnoy. Kozak, 37, says he never expected the video to take off the way that it did. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ-Comedy (@amikozak_official) "I posted …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
North Jersey Featured On New Tubi Sitcom North Jersey Featured On New Tubi Sitcom
North Jersey Featured On New Tubi Sitcom If you thought that backdrop looked familiar... Tenafly is one of the shooting locations for the new Tubi TV show "Under Cover Comic," which also streams on Amazon Prime. The TV show is the brainchild of comedian Bobby Friedman and his wife, Tali, a native of Englewood. "Under Cover Comic," which is based on Friedman's life is about a husband and wife, who take a leap of faith, Adam decides to try stand up comedy in Los Angeles after a health scare while his wife Zoey pursues her culinary dreams in Italy, all while trying to raise their children. View this post on Inst…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Coming To bergenPAC Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Coming To bergenPAC
Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Coming To bergenPAC Comics Pete Davidson and John Mulaney of "Saturday Night Live" will be performing at bergenPAC in March. Mulaney got his big break as a writer on Saturday Night Live for six seasons (2008 - 2012) and has put out three stand-up comedy specials available on Netflix. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special last year. Davidson is currently a cast member on SNL and recently made headlines for his whirlwind relationship with pop star Ariana Grande. He has appeared on MTV's "Wild ‘n Out" and "Guy Code," along with "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and guest-starred on "Broo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
First 'Biggest Loser' Female Winner, Poppi Kramer, 46, Remembered Fondly First 'Biggest Loser' Female Winner, Poppi Kramer, 46, Remembered Fondly
First 'Biggest Loser' Female Winner, Poppi Kramer, 46, Remembered Fondly Many knew River Edge native Poppi Kramer as the first female winner of TV's "The Biggest Loser" -- dropping 117 pounds, more than half of what she weighed at the start. What some didn't know was that the comedian and actress died this past month. Kramer, who was 46 when she passed away on July 26, won the $50,000 grand prize in the at-home competition in 2006, the television show's third season. She gained nearly 80% back over the course of the following decade and went on to have bariatric surgery. Kramer graduated from River Dell High School and went on to study acting at Ohio…

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by Cecilia Levine