[Year of first publication] 1912 (vaudeville), 1914 (phonograph recording), 1923 (film) [Character(s)] Samuel Cohen [Work] "Cohen on the Telephone" Cohen on the Telephone [Creator] Joe Hayman [Country of publication] England (skit), United States (recording, film) [Details] The skit presented one side of a telephone conversation in which Cohen, a recent immigrant, had difficulty being understood because of his strong Yiddish accent and not understanding the customs of the new country.[44] On the vaudeville stage, the skits were performed by a number of comedians, and variations of the skit were recorded on phonograph records beginning with Hayman in 1914[45] and continuing through a recording by Monroe Silver in 1942.[44] and an early film version short "talkie" in 1923.[46] [Media] 
Comic skit, Comedy recording, Film