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History of Comedians, The Mob, and The Copacabana
Season 2 · Episode 91

History of Comedians, The Mob, and The Copacabana

Comedy History 101

Comedy History 101

December 28, 201947m 58s

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Show Notes

Remember in Goodfellas when mobster Henry Hill took his date, Karen, to The Copacabana? That was pretty true to form. The mob actually owned the legendary club. We saw this recently in the movie The Irishman - when Don Rickles was on stage performing for Crazy Joe Gallo.

We dive into the mob’s connection with The Copacabana - where you’ll learn such interesting tidbits as what happened to comedian Allan Drake’s wife when she had an affair with a mobster. Spoiler Alert: It doesn’t end well…

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