Mort Sahl
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The father of modern political stand-up; first comedian on the cover of Time (1960)
1927, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — 2021, Mill Valley, California, United States
United States
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Mort Sahl was a Canadian-American comedian regarded as the father of modern political stand-up, whose topical, improvisational monologues broke from set-up-punchline routines and reshaped American comedy. In 1960 he became the first comedian featured on the cover of Time. He was Jewish, born in Montreal to a Jewish family and raised in Los Angeles.
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The father of modern political stand-up; first comedian on the cover of Time (1960)
Source: Wikipedia; Jewish Virtual Library
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