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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A Comedy Classic Flashback: Jack Carter at The Friars Club Back to Brooklyn Night
Jack Carter, now 91 years old, was one of the most prolific stand-up comedians in television history. Born Jack Chakrin in Brooklyn, he had a long-running comedy act similar to fellow rapid-paced contemporaries, Milton Berle and Morey Amsterdam.
Twenty-two years ago, Carter was the featured stand-up comic at a special Friars Club Welcome Back to Brooklyn dinner. We found a seven-minute-long video clip of him delivering a series of jokes and a monologue describing life among the condominium dwellers of south Florida. It's classic Carter.
And he's still doing it! Below you'll find a current video clip of Jack Carter that's included in the documentary film When Jews Were Funny.
Enjoy!
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