Ivor Dembina
- January 4, 2024
- Writer
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Ivor Dembina Biography
| Name | Ivor Dembina |
| Birthday | Apr 14 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | London |
| Home Town | London |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Ivor Dembina is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on April 14, 1951 in London, London, ****. Ivor Joseph Dembina (born 14 April 1951) is a British stand-up comedian and writer in the alternative tradition from London.
Ivor has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1991.
Dembina runs the Hampstead Comedy Club in North London, which he founded in
- He is cited as an early influence by Stewart Lee. He wrote for the first season of the Omid Djalili Show on BBC1. He appeared in the first season of Eye Spy as ‘Jewish Dad’ on Channel 4. He was the first stand-up comedian to perform a solo comedy show at the UK Houses of Parliament.
Dembina’s comedy focuses on his Jewish background and his political outlook. He toured his show about the Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘This is Not a Subject For Comedy’, in Israel and on the West Bank. In 1998 he wrote and performed a show entitled SadoJudaism in which he talked about the worlds of fetishism and prostitution through Jewish eyes.
Stewart Lee credits him for correcting his microphone technique during a new act competition in 1990, calling him “the Obi-Wan Kenobi of comedy”.
Ivor Dembina Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ivor Dembina is one of the richest Writer from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ivor Dembina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Since 1985, Ivor has founded and run several comedy clubs. The Hampstead Comedy Club is the only one still operating.
In 1987, together with club promoter, Addison Cresswell, he founded the Comedy Boom venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the basement of the Abercraig Lounge. It was the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s first venue that exclusively hosted stand-up comedy, and ran for five years.
In 1994 Ivor hosted a benefit for Jewish Socialist magazine at the Cochrane Theatre with Jo Brand, Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith and Arnold Brown
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In 2011, Dembina threatened legal action and called for an investigation after a protester interrupted his Edinburgh Fringe preview show at a Jewish community centre in Golders Green, accusing him of performing a “tame version for a Jewish audience” and demanding that he reveal his anti-Israel views. Other activists picketed outside and handed out flyers. Ivor said afterwards: “In 25 years in Jewish comedy, during which I have performed both in Britain and abroad—including in Israel—this is the first time someone has attended a performance of mine with the apparent intention of sabotaging it.”
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Ivor Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in. Ivor Dembina celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.
Also in 2014, he angered some other Jewish comedians by banning them from his from his club because they publicly endorsed and received payment from the Jewish National Fund.