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THE HISTORY OF COMEDY
March 9, 2017  | By David Bianculli  | 1 comment

CNN, 9:00 p.m. ET

 

Tonight’s installment in this CNN documentary series is called “Ripped from the Headlines.” I haven’t previewed it, but it’s safe to presume it will start, or at least feature a segment on, Mort Sahl, the comedian who began performing standup comedy in the early 1950s, walking onstage with a newspaper and referring to current events covered in that day’s edition. Sahl, 89, still performs his act – and many comics since his debut have borrowed his.

 
 
 
 
 
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Dwight
This and previous two episodes not broadcast despite showing on schedule. Not available in Canada! First two episodes were.
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