Bob Alper
Also known as Robert Alper
Who Bob Alper is
Bob Alper is a stand-up comedian and ordained rabbi who bills himself as the world's only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy, intentionally, with more than thirty-five years on stage. He tours a solo 75-minute stand-up show that blends humor with insight, alongside a program called The Spirituality of Laughter, has performed with Judy Gold, Lewis Black, Susie Essman, Mo Amer and Elon Gold, and has been featured on The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America, CNN and the Today show, while his comedy has been heard regularly on SiriusXM for more than fifteen years.
In 2022 he won the thirty-comedian stand-up battle at the first Vermont Comedy Festival. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and divides his time between New York City and Vermont.
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At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Podcasts
- SiriusXM
- On screen
- The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show and 1 more
- Official site
- bobalper.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: bobalper.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- The Tamron Hall Show
- Good Morning America ABC
- The Today Show NBC
- CNN
Podcasts
- SiriusXM comedy heard regularly for more than fifteen years
Comedians like Bob Alper
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Heather Shaw also in The Tamron Hall Show
- Matt Friend also in Good Morning America
- Erin Maguire also in The Tamron Hall Show
- Alyce Chan also in The Tamron Hall Show
- Jimmy Failla also in The Today Show
- John Crist also in Good Morning America
- Kelly MacFarland also in The Today Show
Questions and answers
Where is Bob Alper performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: bobalper.com ↗.
What podcasts have they been on?
SiriusXM.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America (ABC), The Today Show (NBC) and CNN.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Heather Shaw (also in The Tamron Hall Show), Matt Friend (also in Good Morning America), Erin Maguire (also in The Tamron Hall Show), Alyce Chan (also in The Tamron Hall Show) and Jimmy Failla (also in The Today Show).
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Sources
- Official site ↗ Rabbi/stand-up comic; the world's only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy, intentionally; an ordained rabbi with a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary; 38 years of stand-up; a solo 75-minute stand-up show and The Spirituality of Laughter; performed with Judy Gold, Lewis Black, Susie…
- The Mountain Times — The first ever Vermont Comedy Festival was a comedic masterpiece (7 December 2022) ↗ The festival's 30-comedian stand-up battle won by Robert 'Bob' Alper, also an author and rabbi; a headline show at the WMCC in the Bridgewater Mill on 18 December (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026