 Once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that everyone else in the field is measured against him. Jackie Mason is such a performer, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time. Mason has received critical acclaim for all four of his Broadway shows from scores of publications such as The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Associated Press and by every TV network. "Seeing Jackie Mason in person is Broadway's biggest bargain! In Love Thy Neighbor, he's at his superlative best" said the New York Post's Clive Barnes; "Roaringly funny! A welcome occasion. The wellsprings of Mr. Mason's comedy come from the bile ducts and the spleen, as he harpoons belly laughs in stormy sociological seas. Poking fun and pointing irreverent fingers, Jackie Mason ranks among the all-stars," said the New York Times' Lawrence Van Gelder; and said Associated Press reporter Michael Kuchwara, "Jackie Mason is at the top of his form. The show is very, very funny!" Beyond theatre and broadcasting, Mr. Mason is a published author. In September 1997, Avon Books released The Jackie Mason, Raoul Felder Survival Guide to New York. This is their second book together. In 1996, Dove Books released Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder's Guide to New York and Los Angeles Restaurants, a humorous and witty take on dining out in our nation's two largest cities. Guides are also being planned for Chicago, Washington, and Florida. The authors also contribute a monthly political column in the American Spectator and a bi-monthly column in the magazine's internet edition. Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder co-author an op-ed column for The Washington Times that is featured on the 4th Friday every month. Adding to his extensive accomplishments, Jackie Mason became a political commentator with his own nationally syndicated radio talk show in late 1997. The show can be heard in over 85 markets around the country. In August of 1998, Jackie started hosting a national radio show in Great Britain, as well. Mason has been referred to as the Jewish Will Rogers. Neil Simon, Steve Allen, Carl Reiner, George Burns, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Art Buchwald and Larry Gelbart (the creator of TV's "M*A*S*H" who has seen The World According To Me 31 Times!) are among the many who have sung Jackie's praises, returning to see him again and again to confirm and agree that he is the funnyman of the nineties.
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