Mort Sahl, the incisive stand-up comic whose political takedowns influenced future generations in the comedy world, has died at age 94
Sahl’s work influenced generations of comedians, including Lenny Bruce, Dick Gregory, Jonathan Winters, Joan Rivers, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. He called out hypocrisy during his routines and no political figure was in the safe zone, whether they were Democrat or Republican.was credited as the first standup comedy album and named by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry.
But it was his stand-up material that continued to resonate, even after he appeared to be blacklisted from television for reportedly reading from the Warren Commission report onstage after Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. In the Seventies, he had a career resurgence following Watergate. He released the albumand appeared on late-night TV as well as performed a number of college shows.and he performed at clubs in the years following. He worked well into the 2000s.
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