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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mort_SahlMort Sahl - Wikipedia

    Learn about Mort Sahl, the first modern comedian who pioneered political satire and improvisational comedy. Find out his biography, career, influences, and legacy.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/10/26 › artsMort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94

    Oct 26, 2021 · Mort 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...

  4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-59058489Mort Sahl: Legendary comedian and satirist dies at age 94

    Mort Sahl, who skewered US presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump, passed away on Tuesday in California. He was a pioneer of modern political comedy and a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.

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  6. www.npr.org › 2021/10/26 › 709562400Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has...

    Oct 26, 2021 · Long before Jon Stewart or Bill Maher, there was Mort Sahl. In the 1950s, while most comedians were telling jokes about in-laws, Sahl was ribbing politicians. His stream-of-consciousness...

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  7. www.cbc.ca › news › entertainmentMort Sahl, satirist who revolutionized stand-up comedy, dead at...

    Oct 26, 2021 · The Canadian-born comedian, who mocked every president from Eisenhower to Trump, died peacefully at his home in California. He was known for his slacks, sweater and newspaper, and his cutting comments on politics and society.

  8. www.channelnewsasia.com › cna-lifestyle › influential-usInfluential US comedian Mort Sahl dies at age 94 - CNA

    Oct 27, 2021 · :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 Tuesday at the age...

  9. apnews.com › article › arts-and-entertainment-california-286b0Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94

    Oct 26, 2021 · Comedian Mort Sahl has died. He was 94. Sahl helped pioneer a new, socially minded kind of comedy after World War II.