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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, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, and Phyllis Diller.
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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.
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In Memory of Jackie Mason, Fearless Borscht Belt Comedian
Thane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, law professor and Distinguished University Professor at Touro College, where he directs the Forum on Life, Culture & Society. He has written numerous works of fiction and nonfiction and hundreds of essays in major national and global publications. He is the legal analyst for CBS News Radio and appears on cable TV news programs. His most recent book is entitled “Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself.”
Thane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, law professor and Distinguished University Professor at Touro College, where he directs the Forum on Life, Culture & Society. He has written numerous works of fiction and nonfiction and hundreds of essays in major national and global publications. He is the legal analyst for CBS News Radio and appears on cable TV news programs. His most recent book is entitled “Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself.”
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