Jackie Mason's America

by Jackie Mason

The popular comedian offers a witty commentary on various facets of the contemporary American scene

187 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza) was an American stand-up comedian. His "politically incorrect" routines and opinionated observations on Jewish and American life have often provoked controversy.

Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from City College of New York and (at the age of 25) was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, as a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned the post to become a comedian.

In 1992, Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode, "Like Father, Like Clown" making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians.

John Byner impersonated Mason for the Aardvark cartoon character in the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark.