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Bookmark or Share- Mort Sahl - WikipediaMorton 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.
- Influential U.S. comedian Mort Sahl dies at age 94 | ReutersOct 26 (Reuters) - Mort Sahl, who strolled onstage with a newspaper and shook up the comedy world in the 1950s and '60s with a groundbreaking critical look at American life and politics, died on...
- Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has ... - NPRPolitical Comedian Mort Sahl: Still Laughing Sahl's satire spared no one: young, old, people on the right and the left — and yet he socialized with celebrities and government officials.
- Mort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94Mort Sahl, who confronted Eisenhower-era cultural complacency with acid stage monologues, delivering biting social commentary in the guise of a stand-up comedian and thus changing the...
- Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94NEW YORK (AP) — Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became a favorite of a new, restive generation of Americans, died Tuesday.
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