They All Laughed -- Not

Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect, a new Broadway show featuring the rabbi turned comedian, received decidedly mixed reviews when it opened two weeks ago. But you wouldn't know from the newspaper ads ...

WHAT MASON'S AD SAYS WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"Meat-Cleaver Comedy!"

-- Associated Press

WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"It's meat-cleaver comedy performed by a harsher, less funny Mason."

WHAT MASON'S AD SAYS WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"People all around me were falling out of their seats with applause, cheers, and laughter."

-- Newark Star-Ledger

WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"People all around me were usually falling out of their seats with laughter the other evening, so I guess my sense of humor simply doesn't tune into Jackie Mason's comic wavelength."

WHAT MASON'S AD SAYS WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"We laugh and marvel."

-- New York Newsday

WHAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW SAID

"There's a chip on his shoulder these days that, when he digs deeper than Bobbitt-Harding-Menendez for material, puts an unpleasant defensive spin on the observations. We laugh, sure, and marvel ... "