HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_033225.txt

The document discusses a comedian named Irwin Corey, who had a long career and performed in various venues such as vaudeville, radio, television, films, Broadway, nightclubs, and Las Vegas showrooms. Paul Krassner shared his experience of being the opening act for Corey and smoking a joint with him backstage. Corey had a humanitarian streak and visited Cuba on a diplomatic mission to lift the embargo on health supplies. The comedian also revealed that he read Nazi hate literature to get in the mood to perform. In 1996, Paul Krassner published a photo of Irwin Corey presenting Fidel Castro with gifts, including pistachio nuts, in his magazine "The Realist".