Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93
Source: AP
By MARK KENNEDY
NEW YORK (AP) Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93.
Mason died Saturday at 6 p.m. ET at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan after being hospitalized for over two weeks, the celebrity lawyer Raoul Felder told The Associated Press.
The irascible Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being Jewish, men and women and his own inadequacies. His typical style was amused outrage.
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe, he once joked. Another Mason line was: Politics doesnt make strange bedfellows, marriage does. About himself, he once said: I was so self-conscious, every time football players went into a huddle; I thought they were talking about me.
FILE - Actor/comedian Jackie Mason stands beside a bus displaying a sign advertising his TV show, 1992. Mason, a rabbi-turned-jokester whose feisty brand of standup comedy got laughs from nightclubs in the Catskills to West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93. Mason died Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Manhattan, the celebrity lawyer Raoul Felder told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/File)
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peppertree
(21,604 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)As hell!
His type of comic wouldn't make it in today's world.
Mickju
(1,797 posts)Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)Withywindle
(9,988 posts)and also, because he would appreciate it,
DemocraticPatriot
(4,310 posts)Good for him. At least the story made no mention of it, so I presume it was so.
Yes, he was quite funny.
BumRushDaShow
(128,500 posts)He's from that Depression baby generation who are leaving us.
In "The Jerk" with Steve Martin -
Although some of his views were raw (particularly regarding Obama), I do accept that there are a class of comedians who tend to be that way. R.I.P.
nuxvomica
(12,411 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,675 posts)RIP Jackie, you already played The Ed Sullivan Show.
brooklynite
(94,358 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,675 posts)Owl
(3,639 posts)Paladin
(28,243 posts)I would have thought Mason was sharp enough to avoid the trump fan club. Talented man in his day, though.
obamanut2012
(26,046 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,972 posts)Yep. He said some very nasty and racist things about Pres. Obama and especially about Michelle. I guess the old, racist fool thought that fellow racist tRaitor tRump's naked, gold digging, birthing, mail order bride was classy?
Welp, there's no fool like an old and racist fool.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)I will always remember his voice as Rabbi Krustofski from The Simpsons.
Polybius
(15,335 posts)Loved his style of comedy. A great man, RIP.
SarcasticSatyr
(1,177 posts)Last edited Mon Jul 26, 2021, 11:23 AM - Edit history (1)
But you can't say he didn't get his full measure of life ...
P.S. Sarah Silverman is 100 times funnier than Mason ever was .. JMHO
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Mysterian
(4,568 posts)Sinatra's marriage to Mia Farrow. Mason had serious injuries but continued making fun of Sinatra following his recovery.
Danmel
(4,907 posts)I was working in midtown Manhattan when he was doing his Broadway show. I passed him on the sidewalk and said "Jackie Mason?" He stopped, smiled and said "yes, how are you?"
So in my best New York Jewish girl Yiddish inflection said "Thank G-d"
He just cracked up.
That was the entire exchange. Brief, but memorable.
oasis
(49,330 posts)reveals an evil person within.