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Like the borscht belt ruin, its decay had become its allure.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
His mother was Ed Sullivan’s secretary, and his grandfather, a Bell Telephone engineer who in his off hours was a vaudeville dancer, introduced him to borscht belt comedy.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Bill grew up in the borscht belt of the Catskills, in Liberty, New York, and worked at his family’s Chinese restaurant.
—Kat Chow, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022
His new manager, Jyll Rosenfeld, convinced that the old borscht belt comics were ripe for a comeback, encouraged him to bring his act to the theater as a one-man show.
—William Grimes New York Times, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
His mother was Ed Sullivan’s secretary, and his grandfather, a Bell Telephone engineer who in his off hours was a vaudeville dancer, introduced him to borscht belt comedy.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Bill grew up in the borscht belt of the Catskills, in Liberty, New York, and worked at his family’s Chinese restaurant.
—Kat Chow, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022
His new manager, Jyll Rosenfeld, convinced that the old borscht belt comics were ripe for a comeback, encouraged him to bring his act to the theater as a one-man show.
—William Grimes New York Times, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
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“Borscht belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borscht%20belt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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