Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Standup Comedian Myron Cohen on Sex in 1986

Myron Cohen (1902-1986) was a top nightclub headliner in the 1950s and a frequent guest performer on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

He became famous as a stand-up comedian specializing in jokes told in a heavy Jewish dialect. But offstage, he spoke perfect, cultured English. Unlike many star performers of his time, he was very affable and approachable in public.

His path to comedy started in New York City's garment district, where he worked as a salesman. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a joke to put everyone at ease and establish a friendly mood. Cohen’s jokes were often more popular than his garment samples, and his customers urged him to become a professional comedian.

Here's a selection from 1986. Enjoy!

   

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Two Jokes by Myron Cohen

Some of the funniest Jewish comedians became famous long before YouTube, and even before their standup routines were kinescoped or videotaped for posterity. The only way you could laugh at their shtick was to be in the audience at Grossinger's, the Concord, or any of the many hotels in New York's Catskill Mountains that became known as the Borscht Belt. 

Then came television and the Ed Sullivan Show, which brought the likes of Sam Levenson, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, Mort Sahl, Henny Youngman, and Myron Cohen to the attention of a wider audience.

Cohen (1902-1986) started out as a salesman in the garment industry in New York. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a joke to put everyone at ease and establish a friendly mood. Cohen’s jokes were often more popular than his garment samples, and his customers urged him to become a professional comedian.

He entertained in nightclubs in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared frequently on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although he spoke perfect, cultured English, he was a master at capturing the ethnic accents of the Jewish citizens of New York City.

There aren't many video clips of Myron Cohen's routines, but here's one we found from a 1975 performance when he told two of his classic jokes.

Enjoy! 

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen Tells Psychiatrist Stories

Earlier this year we posted an old Myron Cohen routine that got a lot of likes, so today we're posting another one of his routines that we found in the same treasure trove of video clips from The Ed Sullivan Show. 

Let's turn the clock back 59 years to 1963 for a few minutes with this legendary comedian masking his perfect English diction with a Yiddish accent.

Cohen is a perfect example of comedy depending on timing and delivery and he was a master of both. His jokes are better described as funny very short stories with a twist. In this segment he tells a series of jokes about interactions with a psychiatrist.

Enjoy!

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen on Soup, Psychiatrists, and the Garment Industry

Earlier this year we posted an old Myron Cohen routine that got a lot of likes, so today we're posting another one of his routines that we found in the same treasure trove of video clips from The Ed Sullivan Show. 

Let's turn the clock back 61 years to 1960 for a few minutes with this legendary comedian masking his perfect English diction with a Yiddish accent.

Cohen is a perfect example of comedy depending on timing and delivery and he was a master of both. His jokes are better described as funny very short stories with a twist. In this segment he moves effortlessly through jokes about a fly in the soup, psychiatrists, and the garment industry.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Myron Cohen Tells Stories About Marital Infidelity and Close Calls

Today we're going back 50 years to 1971 and another great standup performance by Myron Cohen on The Ed Sullivan Show.

In this episode the legendary comedian spins a few short tales about marital infidelity and close calls. The audience loves it.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Myron Cohen Tells Story Jokes on the Ed Sullivan Show

A few weeks ago we posted an old Myron Cohen routine that got a lot of likes, so today we're posting another one of his routines that we found in the same treasure trove of video clips from The Ed Sullivan Show.

Let's turn the clock back 52 years to June 1969 for a few minutes with this legendary comedian masking his perfect English diction with a Yiddish accent.

Cohen is a perfect example of comedy depending on timing and delivery and he was a master of both. His jokes are better described as funny very short stories with a twist. In this segment he moves effortlessly through jokes about a coffee shop, taxi, lumberjack, and divorce.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Myron Cohen on IRS Problems During Tax Season

Last Throwback Thursday we posted an old Myron Cohen routine that got a lot of likes, so today we're posting another one of his routines that we found in the same treasure trove of video clips from The Ed Sullivan Show.

Let's turn the clock back 51 years to 1970 for a few minutes with this legendary comedian masking his perfect English diction with a Yiddish accent.

With the tax filing deadline extended this year to May 17, it's a good time for laughs as Cohen tells jokes about tax encounters with the Internal Revenue Service. They may be 51 years old, but they're just as funny today.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Myron Cohen on Jewish Women

Just when we thought that there were no more Myron Cohen jokes on the internet, our relentless research found a vintage clip from The Ed Sullivan Show in 1962.

So let's turn the clock back almost 60 years for a few minutes with this legendary comedian masking his perfect English diction with a Yiddish accent as he tells two jokes as a tribute to Jewish women.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen on School Rivalries and Divorce

It's too bad that so few videos of Myron Cohen's witty and clean stand-up comedy survive and have surfaced on the internet. Cohen, who started out as a salesman telling jokes to his customers, became one of the most frequent guests on The Ed Sullivan Show, where his Yiddish-accented observations delighted general audiences. 

Of course he appeared in the Catskills, which gave a boost to his career and that of so many Jewish comedians. 

Here's a video clip of a Myron Cohen routine on the Sullivan show in 1964.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen on Senior Citizens in Miami Beach

Myron Cohen (1902-1986) was a top nightclub headliner in the 1950s and a frequent guest performer on The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s.  

He became famous as a stand-up comedian specializing in jokes told in a heavy Jewish dialect. But offstage, he spoke perfect, cultured English. Unlike many star performers of his time, he was very affable and approachable in public.

His path to comedy started in New York City's garment district, where he worked as a salesman. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a joke to put everyone at ease and establish a friendly mood. Cohen’s jokes were often more popular than his garment samples, and his customers urged him to become a professional comedian.

Here's a selection about senior citizens in Miami Beach from Cohen's 1967 record album It's Not a Question, recorded live at the Eden Roc hotel. Enjoy!

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The Great Jewish Comedians - Myron Cohen on The Kate Smith Evening Hour

Myron Cohen (1902-1986) was a top nightclub headliner in the 1950s and a frequent guest performer on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

He became famous as a stand-up comedian specializing in jokes told in a heavy Jewish dialect. But offstage, he spoke perfect, cultured English. Unlike many star performers of his time, he was very affable and approachable in public.

His path to comedy started in New York City's garment district, where he worked as a salesman. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a joke to put everyone at ease and establish a friendly mood. Cohen’s jokes were often more popular than his garment samples, and his customers urged him to become a professional comedian.

Here's a selection from Cohen's 1952 appearance on The Kate Smith Evening Hour. Enjoy!

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Comedy Down Memory Lane: Myron Cohen on the Ed Sullivan Show (1964)

It's too bad that so few videos of Myron Cohen's witty and clean stand-up comedy survive and have surfaced on the internet. Cohen, who started out as a salesman telling jokes to his customers, became one of the most frequent guests on The Ed Sullivan Show, where his Yiddish-accented observations delighted general audiences. 

Of course he appeared in the Catskills, which gave a boost to his career and that of so many Jewish comedians. It's of special significance to us this week, as we head up to Kutsher's to share the best of Jewish Humor Central with the hotel's guests.

Here's a video clip of a Myron Cohen routine on the Sullivan show in 1964.

Enjoy!

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Comedy Down Memory Lane: Another Stand-up Routine From Myron Cohen in 1951

In January we posted an old comedy clip by veteran comedian Myron Cohen from a performance in 1978. If you think that was old, take a look at this recently discovered longer routine which Cohen performed on The Kate Smith Show back in 1951.

In this video, Cohen touches on the immigrant experience in New York, Florida, and California, delivering his jokes with thick Yiddish and Italian accents.

Enjoy!

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