Mort Sahl

GPTKB entity

Statements (87)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Comedian
gptkbp:active_years 1953-2021
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_San_Francisco
gptkbp:associated_acts gptkb:Bob_Newhart
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
gptkbp:birth_date 1927-05-11
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:career_start 1953
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:death_date 2021-10-26
gptkbp:death_place Mill Valley, California, USA
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:musical_comedy
political commentary
breaking the fourth wall
cultural satire
social critique
cultural commentary
social satire
observational humor
commentary on current events
satirical news commentary
historical satire
being a voice of dissent
commenting on the 1960 presidential election
commenting on the 1970s political climate
commenting on the 1980s political climate
commenting on the 1990s political climate
commenting on the 2000s political climate
commenting on the 2010s political climate
commenting on the 2020s political climate
commenting on the Kennedy assassination
commenting on the Mc Carthy era
commenting on the Vietnam War
commenting on the Watergate scandal
commenting on the civil rights movement
influencing the counterculture movement
political satire in the 1960s
gptkbp:first_stand_up_special gptkb:1960
gptkbp:genre stand-up comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mort Sahl
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_C._K.
gptkb:Jon_Stewart
gptkb:David_Letterman
gptkb:George_Carlin
gptkb:Bill_Maher
gptkb:Richard_Pryor
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lenny_Bruce
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:satire
social commentary
gptkbp:language_spoken satirical humor
stand-up comedy
political humor
gptkbp:legacy pioneering modern stand-up comedy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_appearance gptkb:The_Tonight_Show
gptkb:Playboy_After_Dark
gptkb:The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
gptkb:The_Smothers_Brothers_Comedy_Hour
gptkb:The_Dick_Cavett_Show
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:The_Hungry_i
gptkb:The_Blue_Angel
The Purple Onion
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Magazine
gptkb:The_New_York_Review_of_Books
gptkb:Mort_Sahl's_America
gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
gptkb:The_Mort_Sahl_Show
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkb:The_Los_Angeles_Times
gptkb:The_New_York_Post
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Last_Laugh
gptkb:The_Village_Voice
gptkb:The_Observer
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Actor
gptkbp:performances nightclubs
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:spouse Eleanor Sahl
gptkbp:style observational comedy
gptkbp:television_appearance gptkb:The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
gptkbp:website mort-sahl.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Carlin
gptkb:The_1960_Grammy_Awards
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4