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2 unusual facts about Mort Sahl


Biff Rose

Born in New Orleans, Rose moved to Hollywood where he found a job working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin working sometimes on the Mort Sahl show.

Danny Click

Click's live shows have drawn surprise guest appearances by a number of artists, including Carlos Santana, Elvin Bishop, James Nash of The Waybacks, and Angela Strehli, as well as drawing audience members such as Mort Sahl, Anna Halprin, and Robin Williams.


Enrico Banducci

Banducci operated the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, where he launched the careers of Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Bill Cosby, Jonathan Winters, and Barbra Streisand, and featured Woody Allen and Dick Cavett before they were well-known, as well as countless folk singers.


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Lorne Frohman

Frohman is the host of Distinguished Artists, an in-depth one-hour interview show where guests have included Russell Peters, Sara Polley, David Cronenberg, Eugene Levy, Vivica A. Fox, Ivan Reitman, Sandra Shamas, Smothers Brothers, Joan Rivers, Mort Sahl and many more.