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Mort Sahl

Canadian-born American comedian (1927–2021)

  • Fame53.0
  • Momentum0.3
  • Wikipedia7.6K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1927–2021, aged 94Canada
CanadaCanadaComediansComedian
  • Wikipedia
    20 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1927–2021
    Aged 94
  • Known for
    Don't Make Waves
    1967
Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

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.

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53.0
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Momentum0.3
Historical18.9
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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