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Political Comedy - Mort Sahl

In this clip from the 1962 program Bell & Howell Close-Up!: What’s So Funny?, Sahl deconstructs President Kennedy’s agenda – ironically, Sahl was hired to punch up Kennedy’s presidential campaign speeches with yuks, but the two had a falling out when Sahl refused to stop making jokes at the expense of Kennedy’s father, Joseph.

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