Have you ever seen one of his shows? Especially an impromptu one?
I was sitting in the very back of the old Comdey store one night, Mason and the late Jim Bacus were sitting to my left...taking notes. The mc came out when the light came on, and noticed Mason and Bacus, and intro’d them. Mason went up and did 5 solid minutes of gut busting improv that brought the Tuesday night amatuer hour crowd to the floor. I mean, I don’t think the guy stopped to breath! Rat a tat a tat...non stop.
THOSE were the days, my FRiend! :)
my first acquaintance with Jackie Mason was the old ED Sullivan Show (yes, and I’m getting Older by the Minute)!
I enjoyed him then, even tho most of it went over my head.
After a few minutes of his fastpaced delivery, I’M the one gasping for breath...LOL
Entertainers knew their craft back then. How to entertain.
Now entertainers are mostly just smutty.