Political satirist Mort Sahl and activist/comedian Dick Gregory will appear at The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF July 21-26. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 5 PM. Tickets are $45- $50 and can be purchased at http://www.therrazzroom.com/ or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.
Lauded for his fearless brand of political satire and incisive view of the human condition, Mort Sahl was the first performer to make a comedy album and the first non-musician to win a Grammy. He was the subject of a PBS American Masters Biography and has appeared on Broadway five times. He has been under contract at every major television network and pioneered live comedy on college campuses. As a writer, Mort is credited with 18 screenplays and has been a speech writer for 3 presidents.
Dick Gregory is an activist, philosopher, comedian, actor… anti-drug crusader and nutritionist. Hired by Hugh Hefner to play Chicago’s Playboy Club as a last minute replacement, he stayed for three years, becoming a nationally known headline performer. Gregory has used social satire to change the way white Americans perceived African American comedians.
Gregory, whose style is detached, ironic, and satirical, came to be called the "Black Mort Sahl." Friends of Gregory have always referred to Mort Sahl as the "White Dick Gregory." Like Sahl, Gregory draws on current events, especially the racial issues, for much of his material. Gregory has been involved in social movements and used his celebrity status to draw attention to such issues as segregation disfranchisement, world hunger, and drug abuse.
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