Showing 1 - 2 of 2 articles tagged "Mort Sahl"

• Posted Thursday 10/28/21 at 3:27AM EDT

  Mort Sahl might be the only comic who paved the way for both Hannah Gadsby and Dave Chappelle

  In analyzing the influence of Sahl, who died Tuesday at age 94, Jason Zinoman looks at the legendary comedian's legacy...

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  Posted Tuesday 10/26/21 at 8:20PM EDT

  Mort Sahl, who redefined standup comedy by tackling political and social issues, dies at 94

  Sahl, who died Tuesday, revolutionized comedy in the 1950s by confronting "Eisenhower-era cultural complacency with acid stage monologues, delivering biting...