Crowned as leading the new breed of modern comedians by Time magazine in 1960, Mort Sahl is the first entertainer ever to appear on its cover. Before comedy clubs existed, Sahl began performing at the hungry i music club in San Francisco in the early 1950s. He differed from other comedians, appearing in casual clothing rather than a suit, ...
I made the mistake early in my career, when I moved to Hollywood, of being attracted to actresses. I used to go out exclusively with actresses and other female impersonators.
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[on hard-core affirmative action] I went to my dressing room between shows and an attorney for the NAACP was waiting fro me. He wanted to know why I don't have any Negoes in my act.
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[on Watergate] If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
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Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.
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Everything I tell you is true, but this is factual.
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You know me, I love lost causes.
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If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job.
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I never met a man I didn't like until I met Will Rogers.
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Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.
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Washington couldn't tell a lie, [Richard Nixon] couldn't tell the truth, and [Ronald Reagan] couldn't tell the difference.
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The fact is that you can't have a good relationship with a girl who hasn't settled things with her father.
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My whole life is a movie. It's just that there are no dissolves. I have to live every agonizing moment of it. My life needs editing.
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Television is never more false than when it's openly sincere.
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Woody Allen said of him, "With Mort Sahl, the whole face of comedy changed completely".
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(5 Feb 1997 - 19 Feb 1997) Performing "Mort Sahl's America" in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Emceed the very first Grammy Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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