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THE EL-SALOMONS COMEDY CARTOON SERIES LAUNCH

Bianca Roses bianca@sharkpartymedia.com
Oct 15, 2018
2 min read

Updated: Mar 31, 2025


The gay, Jewish-Palestinian married standup duo bring to life their endless real-life comedic content through new cartoon series; illustrated by dear friend Jesse Brown

WHO: New York based comedians and married couple Eman El-Husseini (SiriusXM, Comedy Network, NY Times) & Jess Salomon (StandUP NBC finalist, SiriusXM, CBC) announce the launch of their original illustrated cartoon series, The El-Salomons.

WHAT: Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are a Jewish-Palestinian gay married couple that perform stand up together. Talk about material for comedy. Their cartoon comedy series, The El-Salomons, is presented through Instagram and showcases cute, funny illustrations that offer a look into the interactions they have with each other and the world around them. They cover a plethora of topics: the two of them living their happy, married lives together; more specific things that affect the duo such as religion and politics; and general relationship sagas that everyone can relate to. Jesse Brown, friend of the couple, is the illustrator who brings to life the genius and hilarious ideas that Jess & Eman dream up. Specific cartoon themes include: vacation planning, Yom Kippur, birthday gifts, creating a will, traveling at the airport, Jesus, press interviews, brainstorming baby names, Uber ratings, deli trips, apologies, an “apartment tour” series and much, much more.

MORE INFO: The El-Salomons are comedy veterans and have performed at major NYC, LA and Canadian venues including Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline’s, New York Comedy Club, UCB, Union Hall, Littlefield & The Bell House. They just recently performed & sold out their shows at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Tablet Mag describes their performances as “two married comics [who] fuck with each other on stage, spreading love all over the place in the process.” Eman has performed at countless comedy festivals including: New York Arab American Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest and Charleston Comedy Festival. Her writing has been featured on The Montreal Gazette and Cult MTL. Similarly, Jess has performed in a myriad of festivals such as: Boston Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Festival and is set to record her debut album at the NY Comedy Festival this November. Their next live show is at Union Hall in Brooklyn on October 24th at 7:30pm - tickets are $10 & can be purchased here.

For more information on The El-Salomons: website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

For more information on Eman El-Husseini: website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

For more information on Jess Salomon: website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook


 
 
 

7 Comments


Julia Erhart
Julia Erhart
Sep 03

It’s brilliant to see Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon taking their stand-up material to Instagram through these short cartoon strips. Having Jesse Brown illustrate everyday moments like their banter over Uber ratings or planning vacations gives their relationship humor a really fresh, visual edge. Finding a creative outlet to unwind while balancing a packed schedule is so important, whether you're touring as a comedian or studying late and searching for Agriculture Assignment Help Australiaduring a tough semester. It makes you appreciate artists who turn ordinary life into great content. I wonder if they’ve ever thought about compiling these strips into a physical graphic novel eventually?

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Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Aug 20

It is really refreshing to see how Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon are using Instagram cartoons to share their lives. Turning everyday domestic moments, like debating over vacation planning or figuring out Uber ratings, into relatable comedy is such a clever idea. The illustrations by Jesse Brown bring a lovely visual charm to their humor. Balancing creative personal projects like this while managing busy schedules always seems like a challenge, much like when university students juggle heavy workloads and look into services like Assignment Writing Help Australia  to stay on top of deadlines. I wonder if they plan to collect these cartoon strips into a printed book format down the track.

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Stive Joy
Stive Joy
May 26

Interesting read on the launch of The El Salomons comedy cartoon series. I liked how the article highlights the initial rollout of the series and its focus on mixing humor with animated storytelling rather than a traditional format. While going through it, it also made me think about how students sometimes explore creative media analysis with support from New Assignment Help and even check structured writing guidance through Assignment Helper Australia when breaking down such topics. Curious how the series will evolve further.

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