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Jackie Mason, the sometimes-controversial standup comedian who unapologetically embraced Jewish themes and political incorrectness, achieving a national profile through a series of successful one ...
Gary Morton (born Morton Gary Goldaper; December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City, the son of Morris Goldaper and Rose Greenfeder Goldaper, and had a sister, Helen. [ 1 ]
In addition to being mentioned as one of the comics who regularly performed at the Borscht Belt, [13] Jason was mentioned on internet sites listing famous comedians, [14] and his YouTube videos are featured on a number of internet comedy sites. [15] [16] [17]
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; Yiddish: יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.. His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and earned a Grammy nomination.
Crosby was a frequent talkshow guest, first appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1964 and going on to guest more than 50 times. A guest star on several series, his ...
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The Borscht Belt, or Yiddish Alps, is a region which was noted for its summer resorts that catered to Jewish vacationers, especially residents of New York City. [1] The resorts, now mostly defunct, were located in the southern foothills of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York, bordering the northern edges of the New York metropolitan area.
Lou Menchell married Vicki Stuart, a British music-hall singer. Together, they had two children, son Ivan--a Hollywood producer known for The Nanny--was born in November of 1960 and Son Roland who is a financial planner living in Los Angeles, their son Andrew died from crib death at ten weeks old in 1967.