Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has died at 94

Comedian Mort Sahl cracks a joke at a press conference in London on July 10, 1961.

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, tucked a newspaper under his arm, and just … talked.

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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, tucked a newspaper under his arm, and just … talked.