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The New Yorker: Douglas Watt- ‘The Glittering, Corrosive Humor of Lenny Bruce’

Source:The New Democrat “Early in 1966, the entertainer Lenny Bruce, who died in the midsummer of that year at the age of forty from a self-administered overdose of morphine, gave his next-to-last public performance, at the Berkeley Community Theatre, a … Continue reading

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The Steve Allen Show: Lenny Bruce (1959)

Source:NBC– Comedian Lenny Bruce on The Steve Allen Show in 1959. Source:The Daily Review “Lenny is tender/mean/sweet at the same time. Enjoy! One of my favorite comedy bits of him.” Source:Sam Legend Wrestling– comedian Lenny Bruce on The Steve Allen … Continue reading

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Movie Clips Classic Trailer Vault: Lenny 1974: A Comedian Who Pushes The Limits of Free Speech

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review Lenny Bruce, was a comedian who used humor to talk about everyday American life. And part of how Americans lives is how we interact with each other even in the … Continue reading

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Mysteries & Scandals: Lenny Bruce

Source:IMDB– comedian and free speech champion Lenny Bruce. Source:The New Democrat  “E! Mysteries & Scandals: Lenny Bruce (1998) John Magnuson (friend), Julian Barry (playwrite), Hugh Hefner (friend), Richard Lewis, Mort Saull and Alan Douglas (producer) are among the people interviewed … Continue reading

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