Sarge Keeps the Laughs Coming in South Florida

On Sunday evening we started the last week of our winter Florida tour by attending a comedy performance by Sarge at Century Village.

A world famous comedian, Sarge (Steve Pickman), shares his personal insights with his audience, performing riffs on growing up black and Jewish in Long Island, NY. 

His personal anecdotes on being a black Jew in America give him an extraordinary view on life and give his comedy just the right edge.

In a 90 minute stand-up comedy performance, Sarge, the author of an autobiography titled Black Boychik, kept the audience laughing out loud at his unique perspectives in growing up in Great Neck. Here are some examples:

• “The Jewish part of me doesn’t work on Shabbos, and the black part tries not to work the other six days.”
• “I went to visit my Jewish parents the other day. I do this whenever my self-esteem is too high.”
• “I’m black and Jewish. I hire myself to clean my own house. … I’m a criminal and my own defense attorney.”

Also an accomplished pianist and singer, Sarge asked the audience to shout out the titles of about 12 favorite songs. He wrote them down and immediately played a medley of all the songs that were requested. 

We don't have a video clip of Sunday night's performance but we'll share a collection of excerpts from his popular shows.  Enjoy!

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