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Often for being too gentle than for being too harsh. i was not a bomb thrower. i was not an anarchist. i was too safe. i kept seeing pictures of kennedy and khrushchev together, they look like they need a new caption. dad, may i have the keys to the car? >> mort sal was overtly political and partisan. the idea of a comedian really taking a stand, having a point of view. this was something new. >> when john kennedy became president, mort sal was doing pits about kennedy. many of them very hard-hitting and people were surprised. he just saw himself as the guy whose job it was to go whoever it wa...

♪ the loser's me and you >> i would get criticized more often for being too gentle than for being too harsh. i was not a bomb thrower. i was not an anarchist. i was too safe. i kept seeing pictures of kennedy and courthouse chef together, they look like they need a new caption. dad, may i have the keys to the car? >> mort sal was overtly political and partisan. the idea of a comedian really taking a stand, having a point of view. this was something new. >> when john kennedy became president, mort sal was doing pits about kennedy. many of them very hard-hitting and people were surprisesurpris...

Them afterwards. ♪ can it be true no matter which one wins ♪ >> i would get criticized more often for being too gentle than for being too harsh. i was not a bomb thrower. i was not an anarchist. i was too safe. >> i kept seeing pictures of kennedy and krushov together, they needed a caption, like, dad, can i have keys to the car? >> mort sal was over political, partisan, a comedian taking a stand, having a point of view. this is something new. >> when kennedy was president, mort sahl was taking hits at kennedy, and many hard-hitting. many were surprised. he saw his job to go after whoever ...

Long hours deep into the night, constantly revising the script. revisions made necessary by last-minute changes in the changing world. >> bob hope was the first guy to utilize an actual staff of writers to give you topical material of the day. >> he raily did intent the idea of the comedian being the head writer, managing editor, and having a bunch of writers. >> trat digs of stand-up comedy in the '50s were still really derived from vaudeville. those performers like bob hope had nothing more on their mind than just getting laughs. that was plenty. the guy who really came along and changed all...

Innovated. >> it takes a lot to mount a big show. long hours deep into the night constantly revising the script. revisions made by last-minute changes in a changing world. >> bob hope was the first guy to utilize an actual staff of writers to give you topical material of the day. >> he really did invent the idea of the comedian being the head writer and having a bunch of writers. >> tradition of stand-up comedy were derived from vaudeville. those preparershan bob hope had nothing on their mind than just getting laughs. the guy who changed that was mort sal. >> sometimes this material would be ...