Mort Sahl
Birthday: May 11, 1927 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Birth Name: Morton Lyon Sahl
Height: 173 cm
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 ...Show More
Everything I tell you is true, but this is factual.
Everything I tell you is true, but this is factual.
My whole life is a movie. It's just that there are no dissolves. I have to live every agonizing mome Show more
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. Hide
I never met a man I didn't like until I met Will Rogers.
I never met a man I didn't like until I met Will Rogers.
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stol Show more
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen. Hide
If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job.
If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job.
Television is never more false than when it's openly sincere.
Television is never more false than when it's openly sincere.
The fact is that you can't have a good relationship with a girl who hasn't settled things with her f Show more
The fact is that you can't have a good relationship with a girl who hasn't settled things with her father. Hide
You know me, I love lost causes.
You know me, I love lost causes.
[on hard-core affirmative action] I went to my dressing room between shows and an attorney for the N Show more
[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. Hide
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of o Show more
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times. Hide
[on Watergate] If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
[on Watergate] If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
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