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Jackie Mason

American comedian Jackie Mason is the latest castaway interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the American comedian Jackie Mason.

His one-man shows have been pulling in audiences for more than fifty years. Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him, he trained initially as a rabbi - and quickly acquired a reputation for being very funny.

"The people who heard my sermons kept saying to me; 'Rabbi, why aren't you a comedian?' I said to myself, maybe I should take the hint."

Producer: Leanne Buckle.

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45 minutes

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Fri 16 Mar 2012 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Perry Como

    Accentuate the Positive

    Composer: Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer

    • Yesterday And Today: A Celebration In Song CD2.
    • RCA.

  • Dinah Washington

    Love is a Many Splendored Thing

    Composer: P. F Webster and S Fain

    • Dinah Discovered.
    • Mercury.

  • Manfred Lewandowsky

    Kol Nidre

    • Legendary Cantors.
    • Prima Voce.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Patsy Cline

      Wayward Wind

      Composer: Lebowsky and Newman

      • The Patsy Cline Collection: Moving Along.
      • MCA.

  • Crystal Gayle

    Cry

    Composer: Kohlman

    • The Best Of Crystal Gayle.
    • Warner Brothers.

  • Timi Yuro

    It Must Be Him

    Composer: Gilbert Becaud / Hal David / Maurice Vidalin

    • Hurt.
    • Instant.

  • The Platters

    My Prayer

    Composer: Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy

    • The Best Of The Platters: Enchanted.
    • Rhino.

  • Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed a Dream

    Composer: Boublil, Kretzmer, Schonberg

    • I Dreamed A Dream.

  • Book Choice

    • Complete Works - Sholem Aleichem

  • Luxury Choice

    • An easy chair

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Jackie Mason

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Mar 2012 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 16 Mar 2012 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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