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Mort Sahl

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DirectorActor 1927–2021 On stage 1958–1994

Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) 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. Sahl spent his early years in Los Angeles and then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he made his professional stage debut at the hungry i nightclub in 1953. His popularity grew quickly, and after a year at the club, he traveled the country doing shows at established nightclubs, theaters, and college campuses. In 1960 he became the first comedian to be featured in a Time cover story. He appeared on various tele…

On stage 4 productions, 36 years

1958 The Next President Bijou Theatre · Original 13 perf.
1958 The Next President “A Musical Salmagundi” Bijou Theatre · Original · directed by Mort Sahl 13 perf.
1987 Mort Sahl on Broadway! Neil Simon Theatre · Original 26 perf.
1994 Comedy Tonight Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Albert Stephenson 9 perf.

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In the literature6 passages

  • Cast : Mort Sahl , The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (Jimmy Giuffre, Clarinet; Jim Hall, Guitar; and Bob Brookmeyer, Trombone), The Folk Singers (David Allen, Erik Darling, Robin Howard, Dylan Todd, Mary Allin Travers, Donald Vogel, Stan Watt, Caroly Wilcox), Anneliese Widmanebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: A Brand New Attitude with the Same Old Prejudices: “He’s Gone Away” (The Folk Singers, featuring Robin Howard and Dylan Todd); “The Green Country” (music by Jimmy Giuffre) (The Jimmy Giuffre 3); “Cloudy Morning” (David Allen); “Animation” (lyric by Joe McCarthy Jr., music by Marvin Fisher) (Anneliese Widman); Mort Sahl; “Press Co…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • But not that little a girl . . . she had been romantically linked with Elvis Presley, Mort Sahl, and Robert Vaughn. Yvonne and Jack first met when they appeared together in the Love, American Style episode “Love and the Big Game,” which aired on January 29, 1971. At the time, Jack didn’t even mention her name to me.ebooks/Jones, Shirley/Shirley Jones_ A Memoir - Shirley Jones.txt
  • MORT SAHL ON BROADWAY! Presented by James L. Nederlander and Arthur Rubin; Executive Producer, Marvin A. Krauss; Lighting, Roger Morgan; General Manager, Peter H. Russell; Stage Manager, Jane Neufeld; Press, Jeffrey Richards, C. George Willard, Ben Morse, Irene Gandy, Susan Chicoine, Patt Dale, Naomi Grabel, Roger Lane, Jillana Devine. Op…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1987-88 Season, v. 44 (Willis).txt
  • (Theatre Four) Tuesday, Mar. 29-June 10, 1994 (86 performances and 8 pre¬ views) Eric Krebs. Bobby Roberts and Roger Paglia present: MORT SAHL’S AMERICA; Written/Performed by Mort Sahl; Lighting, Robert Bessoir; Sound. Dean Marietta; Press, David Rothenberg An evening with the humorist.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1993-94 Season, v. 50 (Willis).txt
  • Rags, Mort Sahl on Broadway!, Don’t Get God Started, Rodney Dangerfield on Broadway!, Oba Oba, Romance/Romance, Legs Diamond, Dangerous Games,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt

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