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Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94
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NEW 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
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NEW 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
Sahl started doing stand-up in the 1950s, a time when most comedians were men in suits, rattling off one-liners. Sahl wore a V-neck sweater, tucked a newspaper under his arm, and just ... talked.
Credited as the first to give stand-up acts an iconoclastic edge, Sahl skewered presidents from Eisenhower to Trump, paving the way for comics like George Carlin and Jon Stewart
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