Schmucks!: Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad

by Jackie Mason, Raoul Felder

Jackie Mason, one of the true kings of comedy, and his partner in crime, federal prosecutor and celebrity attorney Raoul Felder, go after America's lowlifes, scumbags, and everything else that really gets on their nerves. This book spares no one. Politicians, sports stars, celebrities, corporations, publishers, crossing guards—they're all fair game. If you are a scumbag, or just someone who Jackie and Raoul find annoying, there is a fair chance you are on the list. Schmucks! combines Mason's and Felder's nails-to-the-wall political satire with insightful observations on the foibles of modern life to create material that will leave you crying with laughter. Just a few of the Schmucks included

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza) was an American stand-up comedian. His "politically incorrect" routines and opinionated observations on Jewish and American life have often provoked controversy.

Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from City College of New York and (at the age of 25) was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, as a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned the post to become a comedian.

In 1992, Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode, "Like Father, Like Clown" making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians.

John Byner impersonated Mason for the Aardvark cartoon character in the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark.

Reviews

[L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Schmucks!" is a fun and funny book that spears the people of our culture who are...well, schmucks. There are also a few putzs thrown in for good measure.

I usually do not agree with many of the people listed in "list" type books, although these two hit the nail on the head pretty well. I agreed with the vast majority of choices, which range from Tom Cruise to Al Gore (and not for the reason you may think) to Barry Bonds. The book does have a conservative tilt, but all books of this nature lean one way or another and I'm not sure it would be possible to write a book of this sort without some tilt.

I only found one real factual error, which involved the Saudis. The authors claim Clinton was way to cozy with them, but think Bush is doing a fine job keeping them in line. They apparently do not remember that the Bush and Bin Laden Families are almost like kissing cousins. But, if that's the only "fact" I can find wrong, then they did a very good job!

I would recommend this book to all. It's a good, quick, funny read that is sure to irritate many people. That's what makes it so good!

Gai gezunterhait!

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is all true. I just found the humor sophomoric and moronic. What did I expect, I guess?

[Kirsten · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some of this was borderline republican rhetoric. Some of it was just humor that was trying to hard. I gave up 45 pages in.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious! A light, good read for everyone... I highly recommend..

[The · Rating 1 out of 5]

Classic title and whatnot, but terrible.

[Arnie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny take on public figures and others. Surprising biased against those with liberal political beliefs

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, easy read. One to four page profiles of people or things they don't like. Funny-- I like Mason very much. These guys of right of center.

[Josie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know who Mr. Mason is. My guess is that he is a cranky old man. Some parts of the book was somewhat funny. Other parts are narrow-minded generalization.

[Maxine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very conservative right-wing spin.