Hang on to your seat for this rollicking one hour ride
with America's favorite former Rabbi, Jackie Mason as he takes you on a trip
throughout his lucid mind. In his skillful way he tackles everything from
religion to politics, and even Sweet and Low in this film of his one man show
which ran for several years on Broadway before touring some of the major cities
across the country.
Everybody knows the story of how he was blacklisted by Ed
Sullivan over that mistaken thumb gesture in March 1968. "Here's big one
for you" was the line that got him in such hot water. That line was the
result of the show's director signaling to him with fingers, how many seconds
he had left before they cut away to a news bulletin. I believe it was the night
that President Johnson announced he would not seek re-election as President
that year.
But there was life for Mr. Mason after Ed Sullivan. He
did a bit of time in purgatory, playing all the comedy clubs in Los Angeles
before landing a role in the Film "Car Wash". From there he got a big
break with Jay Leno and then more film cameos came his way. Before long he was
back on top; doing his thing on Broadway; where he even did a follow up to this
show in the early 1990's.
If you have never seen this gifted performer before, take
special note of the psychiatrist routine. It rivals any of the double talk ever
done by Abbott and Costello, or even the Marx brothers. It also is very logical
as well as comedic, questioning just who we really are.
Sue and I saw him in an impromptu performance at the
Lyric in Baltimore one time. He did a bit of old stuff; realized there were
Jews in the audience; his words, not mine; and then proceeded to slay us with another 2 hours of new material which had part of the audience
leaving, and the other part laughing. He even warned them beforehand. This
is one of my favorite comedians; enjoy the show!
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