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Jess Salomon (born 20th century) is a Canada stand-up comedian from Montreal, Quebec.Kayla Marie Hillier, "Comedy Comes to Old Montreal". Cult MTL. August 26, 2013.
She is noted for her 2024 comedy album Sad Witch, which was a nominee for the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025.Holly Gordon, "Here Are All the 2025 Juno Nominees". CBC Music. February 11, 2025.
Prior to launching her stand-up comedy career, Salomon was a war crimes lawyer at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. "Meet Jess Salomon: War Crimes Lawyer Turned Domedian". Q. April 18, 2016.
Her press coverage has often focused on her unusual situation as a Jewish woman who is in a lesbian relationship with a Palestine Muslim Eman El-Husseini, who is also a comedian. "Meet the Jewish-Palestinian Lesbian Couple Who Mine Their Relationship for Comedy Gold". Day 6. March 6, 2020. They met in Montreal in 2009, and a few years later they began working as a duo and moved to New York.
In 2020, Salomon and El-Husseini launched the BBC World Service podcast Comedians vs. The News.Saxberg, Lynn. "New BBC Podcast Stars Jewish-Palestinian Lesbian Comedy Couple from Canada". Ottawa Citizen. September 10, 2020.
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