The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz

Album ID:
K-022(k)
Format:
33 rpm album 12"
Publisher:
Capitol T1445
Date of issuance:
Circa 1966
Language:
English/Yiddish
Provenance:
Gift of Mark Wasserman in memory of his father, Jerry Wasserman, November 2001
Genre:
Comedy
Where produced:
USA
Number of tracks:
6
Additional notes:
Live performance. Humorous stories centered around clashes of culture and language, non-sequitor.

Contents

The Magic Carpet
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Travel/Menopause/Bull Fight/Flying/Faked Suicide/Easterners
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31278
First line:
You know friends, since the War was over in 1945…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Is There A Doctor In The House?
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Doctors/Dentists/Psychiatrists
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31273
First line:
I want to tell you a little story about a grandma…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Kosher Tidbits
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Children/Desert Island/Bookmaker/Chicken/Bank/Submarine
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31274
First line:
You know friends, there has been a resurgence of religion all over the world…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
The Family Circle
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Children/College/Parents/Crash of '29/Marriage/Will/Old Men
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31275
First line:
You know folks, some of the greatest stories come from within the family circle
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Katzkill Kapers
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Hotel/Cheapness/Boat/Promiscuity/The First Man
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31276
First line:
You know friends many of our great show business stars got their start…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Mazeltov And Vice Versa
Genre:
Monologue/Humor/Yinglish/Yiddish Inflection
Subject:
Freeloader/Wedding/Silver Anniversity/Divorce
On album:
K-022(k) (The Borscht Jester Mickey Katz)
Track ID:
31277
First line:
You know friends, everybody loves a simkhe, a happy occasion…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English