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Mort Sahl turned 92 on May 11, 2019.
"Last Man Standing: Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy" by James Curtis. Read more on the author's website.
“James Curtis has superbly chronicled the emergence and career of a comic genius who revolutionized stand up comedy and changed it forever. If you weren't there at the time, it's hard to realize the enormity of the impact Mort Sahl had on America--both as writer and performer--and this book takes you through it in an exciting narrative that teems with examples of Mort's dazzling wit."
-- Woody Allen
Remembering Jonathan Winters
"Jonathan Winters was the model of the guy who always questioned authority. And where he is now, God better be on his best behavior." Mort Sahl, via Twitter. @mortsahlsays
Read about Mort Sahl's PBS American Masters Special
90-minute profile of political satirist Mort Sahl. Includes concert footage, rare archival clips, vérite, interviews and newsreel material. For PBS series ''American Masters.'' Written and Directed by Robert B. Weide. Narrated by Richard Crenna.
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