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Mort Sahl, the comedian who transformed the art by diving headfirst into political satire, died Tuesday. He was 94. Sahl died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif., the Washington Post reported. His ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became a favorite of a new, restive ...

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Sahl started doing stand-up in the 1950s, a time when most comedians were men in suits, rattling off one-liners. Sahl wore a V-neck sweater,... Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy ...