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RIP Mort Sahl: Comedian and Warren Commission Critic Ahead of its Time

RIP Mort Sahl: Comedian and Warren Commission Critic Ahead of its Time

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Jefferson Morley
Oct 27, 2021
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John Simkin writes:

Mort Sahl died yesterday aged 94. Younger people might be unaware of Sahl's connection with the JFK assassination.

Sahl became an influential figure in American poplar culture during the 1950s, when he recorded what the US Library of Congress described as “the earliest example of modern standup comedy on record”.

His routine was based o…

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