Old comics celebrated

The Republican governor of New York gave a posthumous pardon to Lenny Bruce today for his 1964 obscenity conviction. Meanwhile, Mort Sahl appeared on Fresh Air and said AL Franken and Bill Maher -- two men known for their political humor -- are both unfunny and untalented.

Who does he think is funny? Al Haig. You could almost hear Terry Gross's jaw drop. She asked for an example of Haig humor. Sahl recounted this conversation:

Sahl: Al, I see you smoke Cuban cigars. A good Republican like you, supporting Castro?

Haig: I like to think of it as burning his crops to the ground.

And further-meanwhile, another comic, Jon Stewart, is on the cover of Newsweek.