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Obituary: Jackie Mason, provocative comedian who got under Sinatra's skin

Obituary: Jackie Mason, provocative comedian who got under Sinatra's skin
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Jackie Mason, Who Went From Rabbi To Stand-up Comedy Star, Dies At 93


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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Jackie Mason, One of the Last Borscht Belt Comedians, Dies at 93


Jackie Mason, One of the Last Borscht Belt Comedians, Dies at 93
Reuters
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By Carmel Dagan
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - 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-man shows on Broadway without substantial work in film or television, died Saturday in Manhattan. He was 93.
The New York Times said his death was confirmed by his friend Raoul Felder.
Mason was one of the last of the Borscht Belt comedians, and he married that sensibility to strong views on racial and ethnic politics. ....

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