Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition (18 Sep. 1989)

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writer:

Robert B. Weide

Stars:

Richard Crenna, Mort Sahl, Marshall Alexander

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Richard Crenna	...	Himself / Narrator (voice)
Mort Sahl	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marshall Alexander	...	Himself
Steve Allen	...	Himself
Jean Arthur	...	Herself (archive footage)
Enrico Banducci	...	Himself
Marlon Brando	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lawrence Christon	...	Himself
Jim Garrison	...	Himself
John Hart	...	Himself
Stan Kenton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Karl Malden	...	Himself (archive footage)
Claude Rains	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andrew Sciambra	...	Himself
James Stewart	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

interview | actor | politics | satire | satirist | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Whyaduck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Black and White Color

User Reviews

An overlooked political comedy genius

Mort Sahl is the humorilogical successor to Will Rogers; a political comedian who points out the flaws of *all* sides with equal vigor, and equal humor. That he is often overlooked is, I suspect, mostly because he cannot be pigeonholed with the more "normal" political humor, which tends to the more 'liberal' slant -- audiences (I suppose) are bewildered when *their* sacred cows are skewered too. Sahl has been performing for nearly 50 years; he is by far the best political humorist out there. Do yourself a favor, check him out (there are a number of albums of his work through the years - almost all out of print.) This program is a very good survey of his career up until 1989; with hilarious performance clips and interviews.