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Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

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Jackie Mason, the stand-up comic whose career spanned several decades, died Saturday. Mason was a template and poster child of sorts for Jewish self-deprecation. His unique innuendo-laden style earned him a spot on Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.

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BBC News

Jackie Mason, rabbi turned comedian, dies aged 93

The famed US stand-up comedian and actor voiced Krusty the Clown's father in The Simpsons.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

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. 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 an…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Jackie Mason: compellingly blunt joke-teller who was part of standup history

Though in later years he fell from fashion, his rabbinical style in early routines felt very much like live comedy’s native tongue

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Comic Jackie Mason dies aged 93

Jackie Mason dies aged 93

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Jackie Mason, irascible comedian who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

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.

3 years ago·Canada

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