'One of the Greatest Stand-up comics of all Time! - Mel Brooks After an early career as a rabbi the young Jacob Masa found himself performing stand-up comedy whilst ostensibly working as a lifeguard in the legendary Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains.
He quickly became the name amongst the brilliant generation of American 60s comedians before a misunderstanding with Ed Sullivan and a colourful feud with Frank Sinatra saw him relegated to years of near obscurity.