The Peculiar Truth about Comedian Jack Roy
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2 min readMar 15, 2022
- New York City in the 1950s. Hanson’s Drugstore was a cheap 24-hour diner in midtown Manhattan where up-and-coming comedians hung out, including Don Rickles, Shecky Greene, and Buddy Hackett.
- Two of the funniest men to ever spend time at the joint were Joe Ancis and Jack Roy.
- Jack was born Jacob Cohen but changed his name after his father abandoned the family. As a…
