Free Republic

During the course of his six-decade career, Jackie Mason was declared one of the greatest comedians of all time, by Mel Brooks; played hundreds of sellout shows, on Broadway and in London; won a Tony, an Emmy and was even nominated for a Grammy; and performed for the Queen and the Queen Mother. He also had career-damaging feuds with the TV host Ed Sullivan and the singer Frank Sinatra, the second of which would end with Mason’s Las Vegas hotel room being strafed with bullets. Mason, who has died aged 93, was a pioneer of a modern, personalised form of...

Comedian Jackie Mason on the Iran nuclear deal, Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential race.

Jackie Mason weighs in on arguably the biggest scandal in Hollywood history, the Harvey Weinstein saga… Jackie says he’s not sure what the outrage is all about, because we’ve seen this kind of thing before. “What did he do? Someone would think that he killed more people in an hour than was ever destroyed in the whole universe!” Jackie says. “It turned out that he did what Bill Clinton did, and made Bill Clinton the most popular man in America!” “Bill Clinton became a sensation all over the world, and Weinstein is wiped out in three days. Can’t even get...

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. Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being Jewish, men and women and his own inadequacies. “Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe,” he once joked. Another Mason...

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. He also recurred on “The Simpsons” as the voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, the father of Krusty the Clown, winning his...

NEW YORK — Amid unhinged smears about President Trump’s mental stability, comic legend Jackie Mason on Friday jested that it is actually former President Barack Obama who exhibited “crazy” and “maniacal” symptoms by taking credit for the economic recovery. “You got to be not only crazy. You’ve got to be out of your mind,” said Mason of Obama’s comments. Continued Mason: “They talk about Trump being a maniac. He’s out of control. Have you ever heard of a more maniacal statement than Obama taking the credit for the economy? I mine as well take the credit for it because I...

Daniel Nussbaum December 24, 2016 Comedy legend Jackie Mason has never been one to shy away from expressing his political opinions. In this exclusive clip for Breitbart News, Mason takes aim at all the “obnoxious, low-life” Hollywood celebrities who are so blinded by their hatred of Donald Trump — and so spoiled and used to getting their way — that they’ll do anything to stop him, including attempting to overturn the results of the election. Mason also leaves these anti-Trump celebrities a heartwarming holiday message: “Despite your ridiculous behavior, I want to say to you from the bottom of my...

Comedy legend Jackie Mason has never been one to shy away from expressing his political opinions. In this exclusive clip for Breitbart News, Mason takes aim at all the “obnoxious, low-life” Hollywood celebrities who are so blinded by their hatred of Donald Trump — and so spoiled and used to getting their way — that they’ll do anything to stop him, including attempting to overturn the results of the election. Mason also leaves these anti-Trump celebrities a heartwarming holiday message: “Despite your ridiculous behavior, I want to say to you from the bottom of my heart that I wish you...

Jewish comedian Jackie Mason has strong words for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, calling him a “self-hating Jew” in a radio interview. The segment, which aired Sunday, was previewed exclusively by Breitbart Friday. Mason spoke during his his regular segment on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio,” a popular talk radio program broadcast weekends in New York and Philadelphia. Klein is also Breitbart’s senior investigative reporter and Jerusalem bureau chief. Mason, who considers himself “the ultimate Jew”, took Sanders to task for repeated exaggerations and accusations levelled against Israel. When asked whether Sanders’s comments would be taken differently if they were made...

Hillary Clinton has more FBI agents following her than she has delegates, joked comic legend Jackie Mason in a radio interview on Sunday.Mason was responding to a recently corrected Washington Post news article that first cited a lawmaker briefed by FBI Director James B. Comey as saying the FBI assigned 147 agents to investigate Clinton’s private emails.“Two U.S. law enforcement officials have since told The Washington Post that figure is too high,” reads the correction. “The FBI will not provide an exact figure, but the officials say the number of FBI personnel involved is fewer than 50.”But that didn’t stop Mason from...

EXCLUSIVE – Jackie Mason On Trump: ‘Israel Is His Favorite Thing’ by Breitbart Jerusalem13 Mar 2016 During a radio interview on Sunday, legendary standup comic and staunch Israel supporter Jackie Mason took issue with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) “I’m in shock that Cruz has the nerve to look him in the eye and accuse him of the exact opposite of what he said,” stated Mason, speaking during his regular segment on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio,” the popular weekend talk radio program. Continued Mason: Trump has been saying a hundred times, at every debate and on the street corners, every place...

Comic legend Jackie Mason satirized the tendency of the news media, opinion makers and the general public to focus more on the delivery and presentation of remarks than on the actual policies presented at presidential debates. “If these debates were held fifty years ago, Groucho Marx would have been the president,” Mason quipped during a radio interview Sunday.

His opponents are trying to figure out a way to "get rid of the guy," says the legendary comic. "It’s going to reach the point that, pretty soon, sooner or later, one guy is going to take a gun and shoot him.”Jackie Mason, the 84-year-old Jewish comedian who has morphed into a political commentator, is warning the many GOP presidential hopefuls that they attack Donald Trump at their own peril. In a pre-taped radio appearance scheduled to air Sunday, Mason refers to the Republican field as Trump’s "perfectly calculated opponents, who study and struggle to protect every word." Trump, on...

Jackie Mason for VP with Cruz or who knws. he knows more than the audience and makes fun of them and makes them laugh at them selves being stupid. catch some of the names he mentions.

* Jewish comedic legend said Hamas militants 'want to squash Israel or eliminate Israel' * The US president, he claims, believes 'there's no reason why they shouldn't be given a chance to operate' * Mason thinks Hollywood has become anti-semitic because successful 'retarded ... morons' with guilt complexes see Palestinians as underdogs * He wil be in London June 1-3 doing standup act * Comments came on Tel Aviv-based 'Aaron Klein Investigative Radio' show A legendary and outspoken Jewish comedian is blasting President Barack Obama – and the Hollywood community – for letting Israel twist in the wind following Benjamin...

Jackie Mason, who spent three years as an ordained rabbi before launching his six-decade career as a comedian, will claim during a radio show to air Sunday that Hollywood is run by Jews but is nevertheless "anti-Semitic," "ignorant" and "stupid" when it comes to issues involving Israel.

Legendary comedian Jackie Mason was on with radio host Aaron Klein Sunday night on WABC in New York City, and turned his caustic sense of humor on President Barack Obama and his failed promise of Americans being able to keep their healthcare plans.

Legendary comedian Jackie Mason has uncorked a full-blown assault on President Obama and his troubled attempt at providing health care for Americans. “It’s such a ridiculous thing. The whole country’s walking around wondering if this guy’s really the president of a country. He sounds more like a maniac in an asylum,” Mason said in a radio interview Sunday night. “He’s saying things that nobody believes. He was always lying every day of his life. Every time he talks it was a lie. The only time he tells the truth is when you didn’t hear from him.” “This is becoming so...

Legendary comedian Jackie Mason has uncorked a full-blown assault on President Obama and his troubled attempt at providing health care for Americans. “It’s such a ridiculous thing. The whole country’s walking around wondering if this guy’s really the president of a country. He sounds more like a maniac in an asylum,” Mason said in a radio interview Sunday night. “He’s saying things that nobody believes. He was always lying every day of his life. Every time he talks it was a lie. The only time he tells the truth is when you didn’t hear from him.”

'He is in Egypt and he couldn't cross the street to say hello to them?' In a radio interview today, comic legend Jackie Mason slammed President Obama for his campaign’s recent announcement of a potential second term to visit Israel, asking “Did he just buy a map a week ago?” Mason, who bills himself as “The Ultimate Jew,” took issue with Obama failing to visit Israel during his first term despite overwhelming Jewish support for his 2008 presidential election.Mason was speaking today on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio. Stated Mason: “What I would like to know...