Why is this comedian different from all other comedians? Scott Blakeman is one of the few comedians to use Jewish humor as an integral part of his act. He has performed his clean, clever, contemporary Jewish humor around the world including The Bar Mitzvah Show at the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, and the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.

Blakeman is the most sought after comedian in the U.S. for shows at Temples, Jewish Community Centers, Chabads, fundraisers for Jewish organizations, Bar Mitzvahs and other private events.

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He was a featured panelist in a program of Jewish humor at the Jewish Museum in New York and Philadelphia, and recently interviewed Freddie Roman in "Catskills on the Hudson" at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. He performs regularly at New York's cutting edge Jewish cultural center Makor.

His recent performances include UJA Federation fundraisers in San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Dayton, benefits for Mazon - a Jewish Response to Hunger,National Council of Jewish Women and American Friends of Rabin Medical Center. He has performed at Temples in Louisville, Fort Worth, Baltimore, Virginia, Vancouver, New York, New Jersey, Ottawa among many others. He was featured in Radical Menshes and Maniacs: New Jewish Humor and Music at La Mama Theater and the Lansky Lounge in New York as part of the Toyota Comedy Festival. He also performed a 21 show tour of South Florida condominiums with Ann Jillian.

Blakeman performs regularly at comedy events sponsored by the New York Friars Club where he is a member.

Dubbed "The King of Comedy at Jewish singles events" by Jewish Week, Blakeman has performed at the National Jewish Singles Convention in Dallas, Spectacular Singles Summit at the JCC in Whippany, New Jersey, Camp Ramah Labor Day and Memorial Day singles weekends, United Synagogue Singles, Utopia's Christmas Eve show at the Palladium, Club Getaway and many others. Scott has also hosted a Singles Comedy Night and a Singles Sunday Brunch talk-variety show at New York's 92nd St. Y.

Scott co-founded Standup for Peace with Palestinian-American comedian Dean Obeidallah and they perform their evening of Jewish and Arab-American comedy for JCC's, Temples and Hillels across the country.