All Jolson

All Jolson
All Jolson, as drawn by Matt Smith
Name	All Jolson
Race	Human
Age	middle-aged
Occupation	chef / restaurateur
Physical appearance	immensely fat
Residence	Ankh-Morpork
Death	{{{death}}}
Parents	{{{parents}}}
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
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Appearances
Books	The Fifth Elephant
Cameos	{{{cameos}}}

All Jolson is Ankh-Morpork's finest chef and its keenest eater - a combination made in mashed potato heaven. He got his nickname from the fact that no-one, seeing him for the first time, could believe it was All Jolson. He's the only man who shows up on an atlas and can affect the movements of small planets. He runs his restaurant on Broad Way.

Comedy echo of Roundworld's Al Jolson, the US vaudeville performer who was voted the finest entertainer in the world in 1948, famous for his use of black make-up.

He appears to be a good friend of Fred Colon (probably due to his prolific skills in the kitchen) and his ice cream in particular helped him out of a spot of trouble with over-zealous cart-clamping.

Annotation

In Thud!, Fred Colon mentions a Precious Jolson with 'muscles on her like a troll'. I am presuming, but is this the clearly redoubtable daughter of this Goliath of a man?

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