Discuss: Robin Williams was his generation's Mort Sahl.

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AS to political commentary and satire.
No?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. I think Robin Williams was a true and complete original. A one-off.

[MineralMan]

2. Robin Williams is in my generation.

He was 63 years old. More Sahl was in the previous generation, having been born in 1927. I remember both of them. Each was unique. Equating the two is diminishing each of them. Each is an individual. Each is unique. They should be treated separately and honored for their unique views of society and talent. Both were wonderful and creative entertainers. They should not be compared but treated as unique individuals.

I am 69 years old.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Not at all.

[Brother Buzz]

4. His generation? Mort Sahl is still working

He and Mort Sahl became close friends in the last few years, and it would not be unexpected to see Robin Williams in the house when when Mort Sahl did his weekly gig at the Throckmorton theater in Mill Valley (it was the Odd Fellow Hall when I was a kid).


Comedians Robin Williams (left) and Mort Sahl (right) attend the opening night party of the Mill Valley Film Festival at the Outdoor Art Club (corner of Throckmorton and Blithedale) in Mill Valley, California


Inspired by Mort Sahl's social conscience, and Johnathan Winters' machine gun ad lib, Robin Williams was a force to reckon with.

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6. He's over 20 years older.

[CBGLuthier]

5. No, I would throw that to Lewis Black first.

and even he is not quite right.

[el_bryanto]

9. Bill Hicks maybe? nt

[mulsh]

7. No, Williams was consistently funny. Now if you'd offered a Will Durst/Mort Sahl

comparison you might have had something. Also no one, absolutely no one, can wear an alpaca sweater like Mort Sahl. Not even the late, great Perry Como.

[WI_DEM]

8. No.