Mort Sahl

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actor human satirist screenwriter stand-up comedian

Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → human → satirist → screenwriter → stand-up comedian →
awardReceived	Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Performance →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfBirth	Canada →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1927-05-11 →
dateOfDeath	2021-10-26 →
describedBySource	Los Angeles Times → The New York Times →
educatedAt	University of Southern California →
familyName	Sahl →
fieldOfWork	political comedy → stand-up comedy →
fullName	Morton Lyon Sahl →
genre	observational comedy → political satire → social commentary →
givenName	Morton →
influenced	Bill Maher → David Letterman → Dick Cavett → George Carlin NERFINISHED → Jon Stewart → Lenny Bruce → Woody Allen →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
militaryBranch	United States Army Air Forces →
notableFor	pioneering politically themed stand-up comedy →
notableWork	Look Forward in Anger (book) → Mort Sahl at Sunset (comedy album) → The Future Lies Ahead (comedy album) → The Next President (comedy album) →
occupation	actor → columnist → screenwriter → stand-up comedian →
performedAt	hungry i, San Francisco →
placeOfBirth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Mill Valley, California, United States →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States → Mill Valley, California, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	China Lee →
style	conversational comedy → politically charged monologues → topical humor →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lenny Bruce →	influenced
George Carlin →	influencedBy