Mort Sahl Remembered by Richard Lewis, Laraine Newman and More: ‘Most Influential Standup Comic in History’

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Mort Sahl was a stand-up comedian who pioneered a conversational style of comedy that influenced generations of comics.When Sahl began doing stand-up in the early 1950s, comedy was still evolving from its vaudeville roots, and nobody was doing quite what he’d do when he first stepped on a stage. Carrying a newspaper under one arm, Sahl offered a rapid-fire, conversational patter that sounded utterly natural and unscripted (and it often was – Sahl frequently improvised).

has died.

New York Times that he passed away on Tuesday at his home in Mill Valley, California.The comic was known for his biting and cutting edge humor well into the 1950s and ’60s.Sahl’s trademark look involved V-neck sweaters and rolled-up newspapers. He was also known for hosting nationally televised ceremonies such as the Grammys and the Academy Awards.

Academy Awards in 1959, he was co-host along with Bob Hope, Laurence Olivier, Jerry Lewis and others. Fearing he would seem to be joining the establishment, Sahl cracked: “We’ve just lost the college crowd; all across the country they’re yelling, 'Sellout!’”In the 1980s he frequently ridiculed his friend Reagan, but he said the president was never offended.“If you’re his friend, it doesn’t matter if you’re an escaped con,” Sahl once said of Reagan.

New York Times.The inaugural host of awards shows including the Grammys and the Academy Awards, Sahl is credited for creating the first comedy album in 1955 with his album “Mort Sahl at Sunset.” He won raves for his one-man shows and standup performances well into his later years.More to come…

Rick Schultz 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 hangout, he was an unknown with little stage experience.

Mort Sahl, the acerbic 1950s comic whose pioneering style paved the way for such boundary-breaking comedians such as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce and George Carlin has died. He was 94.

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