Comedians who got their start or regularly performed in Borscht Belt resorts include:
Abbott & Costello Joey Adams Woody Allen Morey Amsterdam Bea Arthur Sandy Baron Benny Bell Jack Benny Milton Berle Shelley Berman Joey Bishop Mel Blanc Victor Borge Mel Brooks Lenny Bruce Burns & Allen Pesach Burstein Red Buttons Sid Caesar Jean Carroll Jack Carter Myron Cohen Billy Crystal Bill Dana Rodney Dangerfield Phyllis Diller Totie Fields Mickey Freeman Betty Garrett Estelle Getty George Gobel Shecky Greene Buddy Hackett George Jessel Mickey Katz Danny Kaye Alan King Robert Klein Harvey Korman Jack E. Leonard Mal Z. Lawrence Sam Levenson Jerry Lewis Richard Lewis The Marx Brothers Jackie Mason Lou Menchell Corbett Monica Howard Morris Zero Mostel Jan Murray Freddie Prinze Sr. Carl Reiner Don Rickles Joan Rivers Freddie Roman Rowan & Martin Mort Sahl Soupy Sales Dick Shawn Allan Sherman Phil Silvers Arnold Stang David Steinberg Jerry Stiller The Three Stooges Jackie Vernon Gene Wilder Jonathan Winters Ed Wynn Henny Youngman
See also Borscht Belt
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