Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason, born Yacov Moshe Maza on 9 June 1931 and died on 24 July 2021, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known for his distinctive delivery and voice and for humor that leaned on innuendo and pun, often rooted in Jewish culture and described as irreverent and sometimes politically incorrect. A Time magazine critic wrote that he spoke to audiences with the Yiddish phrasing of an immigrant who had just finished a course in English, by mail. His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! earned a Special Tony Award, and he wrote and performed six one-man shows on Broadway in all. His 1988 special Jackie Mason on Broadway won an Emmy Award for outstanding writing, and his 1991 voice performance as Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode Like Father, Like Clown brought him a third Emmy.