NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Jackie Mason has lunch on 6th Avenue in Manhattan on March 22, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Stand-up comedian Jackie Mason, who followed a path from rabbi to borscht-belt comic, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday. He was 93.
Mason s longtime friend Raoul Felder confirmed his death to NPR. He said Mason was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago and suffered from a variety of ailments, including inflammation of the lungs. There are no indications that COVID-19 was a factor in the comedian s death.
The sometimes controversial Mason garnered national attention for his quick-witted observational humor, which led to TV appearances and several successful one-man Broadway shows. Mason used stories from his orthodox Jewish background, a thick Yiddish accent and wild gestures to keep his audiences entertained for decades.
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The Tony-winning World According to Me! funnyman has recently passed away at the age of 93, nearly a decade after he announced retirement from showbusiness. Jul 26, 2021
Jackie Mason has died at the age of 93.
The famously politically-incorrect funnyman began his career in the mid-1950s, appearing at New York City nightclubs. He also worked resorts in the Catskills region of New York state, known as the Borscht Belt, that fostered such comics as
Rodney Dangerfield,
Phyllis Diller.
In 1987, he received a special Tony Award for his solo show, Jackie Mason s The World According to Me! , which ran for 573 performances. The self-titled show also netted him an Emmy award when it aired on television in 1988.