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Bookmark or Share- Mort Sahl, satirist who revolutionized stand-up comedy, dead at 94 - CBC.caSatirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became a favourite of a new, restive...
- Mort Sahl - WikipediaMort Sahl. Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born Jewish American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. [1] [2] He pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.
- Mort Sahl: Legendary comedian and satirist dies at age 94Legendary US comedian and political satirist Mort Sahl - who skewered US presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump - has died. He passed away on Tuesday in Mill Valley, California, at...
- Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has ... - NPRHe was 94. Sahl was a forerunner of topical, stand-up comedy. His fans included Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. A 1960 Time magazine cover showed Sahl surrounded by balloons — each showing a...
- Mort Sahl obituary | Comedy | The GuardianThe comedian and satirist Mort Sahl, who has died aged 94, was a combination of Lenny Bruce and Bob Hope – with a little Will Rogers thrown in. Like Bruce, Sahl was a product of the 1950s. Like...
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