The Wild Career of Jackie Mason

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( stand-up [The Wild Career of Jackie Mason]( Remembering the life and career of the man who engineered one of the most spectacular rebounds in stand-up-comedy history. Photo: Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images Jackie Mason was born Yacov Moshe Maza on June 9, 1928. It was his destiny to become a rabbi, just like his three older brothers, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He studied at a yeshiva, was ordained, and even led small congregations in Weldon, North Carolina, and Latrobe, Pennsylvania. But Rabbi Maza had another calling: stand-up comedy. He went back and forth between the two disciplines for several years, but after his father’s death in 1959, he left the rabbinate for good. Maza changed his name to Jackie Mason and headed to the Catskill Mountains to become, as he liked to put it, “a sensation.” [Read The Story »]( The Latest TV Recaps • [Nine Perfect Strangers:]( Finding the Wound • [Nine Perfect Strangers Series-Premiere:](Birth in Death • [The Real Housewives of New York City:](Challah at Your Girls • [Bachelor in Paradise Season-Premiere:]( The Beach That Makes You Bold [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [R. Kelly Used ‘Every Trick in the Predator’s Handbook,’ Prosecutors Say at Trial Opening arguments have begun.]( [Longing for The Way We Were If you want to watch two beautiful movie stars at the peak of their visual power and box-office draw, you can’t do much better than this film.]( [Every Question I Had While Watching The Kissing Booth 3 From “Does this movie have any kissing booths?” to “Does this movie have contrived conflict?”]( [The Smith Family Legacy Was Built for Willow Willow Smith is an oddity in music, and not just because of the pedigree.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Devour pop culture with us: [Subscribe to Vulture now for unlimited access.]( Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo: Studio Ghibli Give yourself over to all the emotional highs and lows of [To Your Eternity](, a must-see anime for Studio Ghibli fans. [Read more from Vulture]( If you enjoyed reading Vulture’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or dive deeper into the Vulture universe with our other newsletters: • [1.5x Speed](: Podcast recommendations and listening notes from Nick Quah, sent every Wednesday. • [Buffering](: Joe Adalian reports on the streaming industry, sent every Thursday. • [Read Like the Wind](: Book recommendations and literary mischief by Molly Young, sent the first Tuesday of every month. • [The Housewives Institute Bulletin](: For dedicated students of the Reality TV Arts and Sciences, sent every other Friday. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved