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What was Buddy Hackett's first job?
While a student, Buddy Hackett worked as a tummler entertaining guests in the Catskills Borscht Belt resorts.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Buddy Hackett article?
While as a tummler entertaining guests in the Catskills Borscht Belt resorts, Buddy Hackett began performing stand-up comedy in the resort nightclubs as Butch Hacker.
Was Buddy Hackett's stand-up comedy in the Catskills Borscht Belt  resort nightclubs as Butch Hacker well received?
Buddy Hackett appeared first at the Golden Hotel in Hurleyville, New York, claiming later he did not get one single laugh.

Question: Did he have any flops?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Buddy Hackett have any flops?