“It was the comedic entertainment capital,” author and archivist Allen J. Frishman told The Post.
There will be plenty of yuks on display when a new museum celebrating the birthplace of modern stand-up comedy opens in the Catskills this summer.
“This is preservation. It’s so important to save this part of Americana. It was the comedic entertainment capital.” ,” said the museum will be immersive with events and recorded music to capture the spirit and humor that helped shape modern comedy. As the structures would be dismantled, he would haul off precious bits like phone booths, switchboards, barber chairs and other ephemera.“We are going to have a Borscht Belt Festival weekend. We’ll have comedians, movies and talks. It will be the building of a larger project,” said Frishman. “There is a new interest in the Catskills from the younger generation.”Classic Borscht Belt jokes
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” — Henny Youngman“Someone stole all my credit cards, but I won’t be reporting it. The thief spends less than my wife did.” — Henny Youngman
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