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Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. Roman died Saturday afternoon at...
Borscht Belt Museum coming to the Catskills. 'Mrs. Maisel' helped reignite interest in era
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the Town of Fallsburg’s building inspector, Allen Frishman witnessed the bulldozing of countless...
Freddie Roman, Staple Borscht Belt Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 85
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFreddie Roman, a staple stand-up comedian in the Catskill Mountains’ Borscht Belt region and...
‘What’s With Jews and Comedy?’ Borscht Belt-themed show to chronicle beloved Catskills comedy...
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What’s a Borscht Belt joke? Comedy historian Lenny Dave shares this classic...
Freddie Roman Dies: Borscht Belt Comedian Who Appeared In Film And TV Was 85
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFreddie Roman, a Borscht Belt staple whose comedy was long a part of the Friars Club roasts and was...
What’s happening at the iconic Red Apple Rest? What you saw on Facebook could be wrong
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDemolition work at the site of the crumbling Red Apple Rest off Route 17 set off a torrent of...
How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom Brett Gelman to Judy Gold, how Jewish comics are keeping the Chosen People smiling. In the...
Humor Is a Cool Medium
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIllustration by Eduardo Luzzatti. “I was raped by my doctor, which is so bittersweet for a Jewish girl.” Sarah Silverman’s most infamous joke is a very...
Shecky Greene, Legendary Las Vegas Comedian, Dead at 97
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 months agoShecky Greene, the legendary stand-up comedian who spent decades as one of the biggest acts in Las...
Lou Alexander Dies: Part Of Storm & Gale Comedy Team, TV Actor & Agent Was 91
Deadline via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLou Alexander, a comedian who worked the national nightclub circuit in the U.S. and Canada in the...