DO YOU REMEMBER MORT SAHL?
Sahl was on the cover of Time Magazine in
1960, hailed as the best of the new school of
comics. I first connected with his brand of
social commentary seeing him on TV. In an
age when most comedians did a line of jokes,
Sahl seemed to be plucking observations from
the paper under his arm, or from daily life.
He wrote jokes for JFK and later his obsession with the Kennedy assassination turned some against him.
He was the first comic to record a live album and recently
a new generation has come to appreciate his observational
wit and humor.
Here is a brief BBC profile, featuring some other
great comics.
Here for your weekend enjoyment
are three clips of Sahl over the years.
Enjoy.
A TELEPHONE CALL TO GOD
SAHL ON LIFE IN VEGAS
AN AGING SAHL ON LA AND MALIBU
Thanks Mort. You've made us laugh and think. Yep,
you are a dangerous man!
See you down the trail.
1960, hailed as the best of the new school of
comics. I first connected with his brand of
social commentary seeing him on TV. In an
age when most comedians did a line of jokes,
Sahl seemed to be plucking observations from
the paper under his arm, or from daily life.
He wrote jokes for JFK and later his obsession with the Kennedy assassination turned some against him.
He was the first comic to record a live album and recently
a new generation has come to appreciate his observational
wit and humor.
Here is a brief BBC profile, featuring some other
great comics.
are three clips of Sahl over the years.
Enjoy.
A TELEPHONE CALL TO GOD
you are a dangerous man!
See you down the trail.
