MAKING THE CUT
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An Unorthodox Love Story
Out now | Penguin/Ebury
When Max fell in love at 3am in an Edinburgh bar, he didn’t expect it would lead to a three-year attempt to undergo one of the most demanding religious conversions in the world.
Already Jewish — just not, it turned out, the “right” kind — he embarked on the Orthodox conversion process in order to marry the woman he loves. What followed was a journey through faith, identity, bureaucracy, family, doubt, and devotion — by turns excruciating, absurd, and unexpectedly joyful.
Making the Cut is a memoir about love, belonging, and the lengths we go to in order to build a life with someone.
‘England's answer to David Sedaris' - Andrew O’Hagan
'Very funny and utterly compelling' - Adam Kay
'Max Olesker is a comic genius and an absolute joy to read.' - Viv Groskop
'A magnetic read from an exquisite writer.' - Deborah Frances-White
'A funny and fascinating true tale of family, Jewishness, and the things we do for love' - Phil Wang
Extracted in The Times.
COMEDY
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The Casebook of Max & Ivan
Radio sitcom | BBC Radio 4
CLASH OF THE COMICS
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WRITING
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My romantic Italian holiday — with my wrestling partner
When Max Olesker’s wife pulled out of a glamorous trip at the last minute, he invited his best friend and former fellow wrestler. It was a bromance on Lake Como.
The Rise of the 'Spornosexual'
His investigation into male body image became the most-read article in Esquire magazine’s history, and resulted in a follow up piece.