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Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has died at 94

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Mort Sahl, the comic whose caustic and fearlessly observant routines about Cold War politics in the button-down 1950s transformed American comedy and paved the way for generations of acid-witted humorists, not least Jon Stewart and Bill Maher, died Oct. 26 at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 94.

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BBC News

Mort Sahl: Legendary comedian and satirist dies at age 94

His political satire spared no side and revolutionised how stand-up comedy is now performed.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Mort Sahl, Standup Comic With Biting Wit, Dies at 94

Mort Sahl, a trailblazing political satirist whose biting wit and uncompromising intellect broadened the world of conventional standup comedy, died Tuesday in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 94. The New York Times confirmed his death with his friend, Lucy Mercer. In 1953, when Sahl first appeared at the Hungry i, a San Francisco folk singer’s […]

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Influential U.S. Comedian Mort Sahl Dies At Age 94

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 of 94, the New York Times and Washington Post reported.

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94

Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events, died Tuesday. He was 94.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

U.S. comedian Mort Sahl dead at age 94

U.S. comedian Mort Sahl, widely considered the father of modern political satire, has died at the age of 94, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Mort Sahl, satirist who revolutionized stand-up comedy, dead at 94

Satirist Mort Sahl, whose running commentary on politicians and current events during the Cold War made him a favourite of a new, restive generation of Americans, died Tuesday. He was 94.

2 years ago·Canada

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