Jackie Mason
Stand-up comedian · 1931–2021 · New York, NY

Jackie Mason

Also known as Yacov Moshe Maza

Who Jackie Mason is

Jackie Mason was a stand-up comedian and actor from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side, known for his one-man shows on Broadway. An ordained rabbi who resigned from his synagogue post to become a comedian, he played New York City nightclubs and was a frequent guest on The Ed Sullivan Show from 1961 to 1968. His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! received a Special Tony Award and became a 1988 HBO special, and he won an Emmy Award for voicing Rabbi Hyman Krustofski on The Simpsons.

At a glance

Born
1931
Died
2021
Based in
New York, NY
Stand-up specials
Jackie Mason: A Night at the Opera, Jackie Mason at the London Palladium, Jackie Mason on Campus and 3 more
Albums
The World According to Me! and I'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows It Yet
Podcasts
Schmucks!, How to Talk Jewish, Jackie, Oy! and 1 more
On screen
The Ed Sullivan Show, The Steve Allen Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and 5 more
Official site
jackiemason.com ↗

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Jackie Mason

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1931Born
  2. 1961The Ed Sullivan Show (frequent guest, 1961–1968) On screen
  3. 1962The Steve Allen Show (first national TV appearance, 1962) On screen
  4. 1962I'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows It Yet (1962) Album
  5. 1969The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (guest, CBS, 1969) On screen
  6. 1978Jackie Mason On Location (1978, HBO) Special
  7. 1979The Jerk (Harry Hartounian, 1979) On screen
  8. 1983Jackie Mason's America (book, 1983) Book
  9. 1987The World According to Me! (1987) Album
  10. 1988Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! (1988, HBO) Special
  11. 1988Caddyshack II (Jack Hartounian, 1988) On screen
  12. 1988Jackie, Oy! (book, 1988) Book
  13. 1989Chicken Soup (Jackie Fisher, 1989) On screen
  14. 1990An Audience with Jackie Mason (1990) Special
  15. 1991The Simpsons (voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, ten episodes, 1991–2019) On screen
  16. 1991How to Talk Jewish (book, 1991) Book
  17. 1992Jackie Mason on Campus (1992) Special
  18. 1996Jackie Mason at the London Palladium (1996) Special
  19. 2002Jackie Mason: A Night at the Opera (2002) Special
  20. 2005The Jackie Mason Show (host, CN8, 2005–2011) On screen
  21. 2009Schmucks! (book, 2009) Book
  22. 2021Died

Questions about Jackie Mason

What stand-up specials has Jackie Mason released?

Jackie Mason: A Night at the Opera, Jackie Mason at the London Palladium, Jackie Mason on Campus, An Audience with Jackie Mason, Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! and Jackie Mason On Location.

What podcast do they host?

Schmucks!, How to Talk Jewish, Jackie, Oy! and Jackie Mason's America.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Ed Sullivan Show, The Steve Allen Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Chicken Soup, The Simpsons and The Jackie Mason Show, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Moms Mabley (also in The Ed Sullivan Show), Rodney Dangerfield (also in The Ed Sullivan Show), Shelley Berman (also in The Ed Sullivan Show), Steve Martin (also in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour) and Barry Crimmins (also in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with their place on the Legends ballots.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026