Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl Sahl with Ed Sullivan for a 1960 television special. Birth name Morton Lyon Sahl Born (1927-05-11) May 11, 1927 (age 87) Montreal, Quebec, Canada Medium Stand-up, film Nationality American Years active 1953–present Genres Satire, political satire, Improvisational comedy Subject(s) American politics, American culture Influences Will Rogers, Henry Morgan, H. L. Mencken Influenced George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Dick Gregory, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Jay Leno, Cardell Willis, Will Durst, Bill Hicks Spouse Sue Babior (m. 1955–58) China Lee (m. 1967–91) Kenslea Sahl (m. 1997) Notable works and roles "Mort Sahl at the hungry i" "Sing a Song of Watergate: Apocryphal of Lie!" Website mortsahlofficial.com Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Canadian-born American comedian and actor, widely considered the first modern stand-up comedian. He was the first comedian to dress casually and speak about current events in a matter-of-fact style. He helped to get Lenny Bruce some gigs at the hungry i, and occasionally wrote jokes for speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy. Sahl got deeply involved in the post-Warren Commission investigation of Kennedy's death.