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"Borscht Belt" is a style of Jewish comedy. The actual Borscht Belt is a region in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York that was a popular resort destination for Jews who were excluded from other resorts. Due to the heavily Ashkenazi ancestry of New York Jews, the area is named for borscht, a type of beet soup popular in Central and Eastern Europe. Comedians who have worked in the Borscht Belt or have used the style of comedy include:

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  • "Borscht Belt" is a style of Jewish comedy. The actual Borscht Belt is a region in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York that was a popular resort destination for Jews who were excluded from other resorts. Due to the heavily Ashkenazi ancestry of New York Jews, the area is named for borscht, a type of beet soup popular in Central and Eastern Europe. Comedians who have worked in the Borscht Belt or have used the style of comedy include:
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  • "Borscht Belt" is a style of Jewish comedy. The actual Borscht Belt is a region in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York that was a popular resort destination for Jews who were excluded from other resorts. Due to the heavily Ashkenazi ancestry of New York Jews, the area is named for borscht, a type of beet soup popular in Central and Eastern Europe. The Jewish comedians who performed at these resorts developed a style of humor that became very popular in the entertainment industry. Borscht Belt humor is characterized by stereotypical Jewish traits, such as Self-Deprecation, insults, complaints, hypochondria, wordplay and liberal use of Yiddish. Comedians who have worked in the Borscht Belt or have used the style of comedy include: * Jackie Mason * George Burns * Mel Brooks * Rodney Dangerfield * Don Rickles * Woody Allen * Buddy Hackett * Carl Reiner * Lenny Bruce * Mel Blanc * Phyllis Diller * Jerry Lewis * Estelle Getty
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