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He died peacefully with several close friends and family at his side, Felder toldCNN.
Masons comedy was characterized by frantic self-deprecation and anxiety, as well as a distinctly Jewish point of view.
My humor its a man in a conversation, pointing things out to you, Mason told theTimesin 1988.
Hes not better than you, hes just another guy.
We will very much miss Jackie Mason.
Gilbert Gottfried added, One of the best.
One of the best.
@TheSimpsonsI feel like Krusty.
We will very much miss Jackie Mason.pic.twitter.com/y2RC4pl9MD
I was doing a show at CBS in 1989.
Next door, Jackie Mason was doing his Chicken Soup sitcom, and I encountered him just once.
I admitted to using one of his jokes on my friends when I was a teenager.
He was very forgiving once I assured him it got laughs.
