Finish and Idelman continued working together with a stand-up act called Ovrim Al HaTzhok (a word play on Ovrim Al HaHok, Hebrew for "breaking the law"), and in 2001 created their own show named Ahla Seret ("A Great Movie").

In the same year, they appeared in a show on Bip called Lo Nafsik Litzhok ("(We) Won't Stop Laughing") along with Tal Friedman, Asi Cohen and Rotem Abuhav.

In 2005, Finish played his first non-comic character in the TV series Heder Milhama ("War Room"), and continued as an actor in the show Lo Hivtahti Lakh ("I Didn't Promise You") in 2006.

Eli Finish began his career starring in Eretz Nehederet in 2003, along with Mariano Idelman, Tal Friedman, Asi Cohen, Orna Banai, Eyal Kitzis, etc.

He has parodied numerous real-life persons, including Shimon Peres, Moshe Katzav and Amir Peretz.