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His name largely faded from headlines and nightclub marquees, Mort Sahl was arguably the most influential comic of his generation. Sahl died Tuesday from what friends called “old age.” He was 94 years ...

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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 ...