Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIt's a him, Mario: U.S.-based German YouTuber and comedian Mario Adrion. "My wife complained to me, she was like, 'Mario, I think you shouldn't do as many Nazi jokes.'" Credit: Jess LenaWith a Jewish wife and Nazi jokes, German Youtuber, model and comedian Mario Adrion's comedy was made for Tel Aviv. 'I'm not positioning myself as pro-Israel – which I'm not,' he tells Haaretz02:24 PM • May 28 2026 IDTWhen German stand-up comedian Mario Adrion visited Israel for the first time, he didn't expect to discover that the national dish was the same as back home. "I was so excited to try your food here in Israel," he told the audience during a show last year. In the News'You Culturally Appropriate a Lot. You Also Took Genocide – We Did It First!'Defying War, Boycott and Threats of Censorship, Docaviv 2026 to Open in Tel AvivIn Tel Aviv, an Exhibition Turns Israel's 'Enemies of the State' Into ArtHow a Portrait of an Australian Jewish Leader Humanizes an Anguished Community'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Is Another Uninspired 'Star Wars' OfferingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'