Shalom Asayag

Shalom Asayag is an Israeli stand-up comedian, actor and television host who hosted the comedy show "Tzchok Me'Avoda".

born 1969Stand-up comedyHosting "Tzchok Me'Avoda"Roles in "Shnot HaShmonim" and "Manayek"

Born: 2 July 1969, Tirat Carmel
Occupation: stand-up comedian, television presenter, actor, film director

Shalom Asayag was born in 1969 in Tirat Carmel

Asayag was born in 1969 in Tirat Carmel and grew up there. He was one of 8 children of Alice and Makhlouf Asayag, who immigrated to Israel from Morocco.

In 1986 he won first place in an entertainment show in Tel Aviv. He then performed sketches with Avi Grainik in Haifa until 1988. He served in the Signal Corps in the Golan Heights.

In 1992 he began performing stand-up across Israel. He became known to a wide audience in 1993 on the show "Sofshavua" on Channel 1. In 1997 he won the Golden Feather prize, the first stand-up comedian to receive it.

He acted in the drama series "HaMasa'it" and in "Shnot HaShmonim", "Shnot HaTishim" and "Manayek". From 2008 to 2013 he hosted "Tzchok Me'Avoda", whose format was sold abroad. In 2009 he became the first stand-up comedian to perform at the Caesarea Theater.

He won Israeli Television Academy Awards in 2021 and 2022 and was a torchbearer at the 2023 Independence Day ceremony. He lives in Tel Mond. His son Daniel is also a stand-up comedian, and he married Irina Stein in 2013.