Mort Sahl
Morton Lyon Sahl was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, and social satirist. He pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event topics by means of improvised monologues, using only a newspaper as a prop.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Montreal
- Educated at
- University of Southern CaliforniaBelmont High School
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Trending topics shown first"Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost."
"Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference."
"We would have broken up except for the children. Who were the children? Well, she and I were."
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Timeline
1927
Born
Birth2021
Died
Death
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