| Mort Sahl | |
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| Born | May 11, 1927 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Medium | stand-up, film |
| Nationality | United States |
| Years active | 1953-present |
| Genres | Satire/Political satire, Improvisational comedy |
| Subject(s) | American politics, American culture |
| Influences | Will Rogers |
| Influenced | George Carlin, Chris Rock, Dick Gregory, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Jay Leno |
| Spouse | Sue Babior (1955-1958) China Lee (1967-1991) Kenslea Sahl (1997-present) |
| Notable works and roles | Mort Sahl at the hungry i |
| Website | www.mortsahl.com |
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Biography
Sahl who's father was an FBI Administrator, was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and moved soon there after with his family to Los Angeles, California. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page As a young man, Sahl joined the ROTC at Belmont High School (Los Angeles, California) and also was on the staff of the school's newspaper, the Belmont Sentinel. ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches Belmont Senior High School is a public High school located at 1575 West 2nd Street in the Westlake community of Los Angeles, California, He served at an Air Force Base in Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent After he left the USAF, he graduated from University of Southern California in 1950 with majors in traffic engineering and city management. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Traffic engineering is a branch of Civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government He began performing stand up comedy at Enrico Banducci's hungry i nightclub in San Francisco, where his audience threw peanuts and pennies at him. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Enrico Banducci - born Harry Banducci - ( February 17, 1922 &ndash October 9, 2007) was an Impresario who operated the The hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub operated in the mid-1950s and early 1960s by Enrico Banducci at 599 Jackson Street in the North Beach The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
His humor was (and remains) based on current events, particularly politics, drawing many of his monologues from the day's newspaper headlines. A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. His trademark was appearing on stage with a newspaper in hand, casually dressed in a pullover sweater.
After his friend John F. Kennedy became President, Sahl began to make jokes that were critical of Kennedy's policies. Ed Sullivan refused to let him tell any JFK jokes on The Ed Sullivan Show on national television. Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, As a result, Sahl fell out of the national spotlight for several years.
Following Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, Sahl's interest in who was behind it became so great that he became a deputized member of the team that New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison created to investigate the assassination. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison ( November 20, 1921 - October 21, 1992) &mdash who changed his first name to Jim in the As a result, Sahl's comedy took a back seat to his politics; his act started including readings and commentary on the Warren Commission Report. The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 Between his anti-Kennedy jokes and his onstage tirades against the Warren Commission, he alienated much of his audience. Eventually, he was effectively blacklisted when his shows were cancelled. His income droppe to US$19,000 a year. However, the rising tide of counterculture fueled his comeback. Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or
Sahl was married to Playboy Playmate China Lee until their divorce in 1991. For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. China Lee (born Margaret Lee September 2 1942 is an American model and actress They had one son.
Sahl wrote a book, "Heartland" in 1976. It is a very bitter account of his rise in comedy, obsession with the JFK assassination, his decline in show business and his long time friendship with Hugh Hefner.
During the 1980s, Sahl made many jokes critical of his old friend, Ronald Reagan. Sahl and his wife were invited to visit the White House by Nancy Reagan, where President Reagan awarded and roasted him at a White House gala/tribute in front of most of the other top comedians. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential A roast, in North American English, is an event in which an individual is subject to publicly bearing comedic Insults praise outlandish true and untrue stories and Sahl said to television interviewer Charlie Rose of the Reagans, "They are very, very forgiving. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist "
In the 1988 presidential election, Sahl was the most prominent supporter of unsuccessful candidate Alexander Haig. -->The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties Alexander Meigs Haig Jr (born December 2 1924 is a retired four-star General in the United States Army who served as the U [1]
His son, Mort Sahl Jr. , died March 27, 1996 at the age of 19. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Several weeks after his son's funeral, on a flight returning from the East to West coast, Sahl met his 3rd wife Kenslea, who was a Delta Air Lines flight attendant; they married in 1999. Delta Air Lines Inc ( is a United States Airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards air hosts/hostesses or stewardesses) are members of an Aircrew
Mort is listed #40 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standup comedians of all time. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming
Sahl, who is Jewish, was recipient of the Fifth Annual Alan King Award in American Jewish Humor (2003) from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Alan King (December 26 1927 &ndash May 9 2004 was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants The Foundation for Jewish Culture (formerly the National Foundation for Jewish Culture is the leading advocate for Jewish cultural life and creativity in the United States
Woody Allen said, "I adored Mort Sahl," and confided that he would not have performed as a comedian if not for Sahl's revolutionary example, which proved a comedian could succeed with off-hand intellectual material. He compared Sahl's influence to the effect Charlie Parker had on jazz. [2]
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About his ideology: "I'm not a liberal, I'm a radical!"
About liberals and conservatives: "Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Political radicalism or simply radicalism is adherence to radical views and principles in Politics. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen. "
About politics and evolution: "There were four million people in the American Colonies and we had Jefferson and Franklin. eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Now we have over 200 million and the two top guys are Clinton and Dole. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time What can you draw from this? Darwin was wrong!"
About George W. Bush: "He's the face on the can. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. But who canned that soup?"
About Richard M. Nixon: "Would you buy a used car from this man?"
About Wernher von Braun: "He aimed for the stars and often hit London. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. "
About cosmetic surgery: "There's so much Botox around now that you can't tell when a Jewish girl is angry!"
About comedy: "It has changed. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Botulinum toxin is a Neurotoxin Protein produced by the Bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It isn't funny anymore!"
On the House Committee on Un-American Activities: "Every time the Russians throw an American in jail, the Committee throws an American in jail to get even. The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 "
To Otto Preminger about his film Exodus: "Otto — let my people go" (reputed — referring to its 220 minute length)
Asked his motto: "If you can't join them, beat them. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Exodus is a 1960 epic War film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists. "
"If you maintain a consistent political position long enough, you will eventually be accused of treason. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. " — From the recording Mort Sahl at the hungry i
References
- Alan King Award in American Jewish Humor, accessed 14 September 2006. The hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub operated in the mid-1950s and early 1960s by Enrico Banducci at 599 Jackson Street in the North Beach Includes a video montage of Sahl.
- ^ Ken Silverstein. "Still in Control", Mother Jones, September/October 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
- ^ Woody Allen on Woody Allen rev. ed. (New York: Grove, 2004) 30-1.
External links
- Mort Sahl official website
- Mort Sahl at the Internet Movie Database
- Image of Mort & Kenslea Sahl
- PBS American Masters biography
- Interview with Sahl on Fresh Air
- Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition, from the website of Robert B. Weide
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