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Thank You, Stephen Colbert
The American Conservative A pioneer of all this was Lenny Bruce, the raunchy comedian of the 1950s and '60s who pushed the envelope of propriety—and then kept pushing. Wikipedia says he “integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity.” Mostly he panned everything … The Reunion: Jon Stewart And The Correspondents (Part One) The Reunion: Jon Stewart And The Correspondents (Part Two) A Flashback To Stephen's Last Day At The Daily Show |
The Writer’s Guild Of America Is Defending Stephen Colbert As The FCC Digs Into The #FireColbert Mess – UPROXX
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The Writer's Guild Of America Is Defending Stephen Colbert As The FCC Digs Into The #FireColbert Mess
UPROXX Controversy in comedy is fairly routine, but — unless you're Lenny Bruce — it's rare that the government gets involved. However, that's exactly what's happened to Stephen Colbert following an insults-aimed-at-Donald-Trump heavy monologue on The Late … |
John L. Micek: Art should make us uncomfortable | Columnists … – Winston-Salem Journal
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John L. Micek: Art should make us uncomfortable | Columnists …
Winston-Salem Journal And if there's one record that I go back to again and again it's The Clash's 1979 double-LP "London Calling," an ambitious and sprawling work that's widely … |
John L. Micek: Art should make us uncomfortable – Winston-Salem Journal
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John L. Micek: Art should make us uncomfortable
Winston-Salem Journal In every era of uncertainty, of unrest, artists have given voice to our insecurities, our fears, whether it was Woody Guthrie in the 1940s;Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan in the 1960s, Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s or Rage Against the Machine in the 1990s. |
The FCC Will Review Colbert’s Trump Rant—Yes, Seriously [Updated] – Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair |
The FCC Will Review Colbert's Trump Rant—Yes, Seriously [Updated]
Vanity Fair An investigation by the F.C.C. could end up being great P.R. for Colbert; as Vulture editor Jesse David Fox notes, it may even cast him as a modern-day version of Lenny Bruce, who became a poster boy for free speech after being arrested multiple times … FCC Looking Into Colbert's Joke About Trump, Putin FCC to investigate, 'take appropriate action' on Colbert's Trump rant Obscene, Indecent and Profane Broadcasts | Federal Communications Commission |
The F.C.C. May Launch an Investigation into Colbert’s Trump Rant—Yes, Seriously – Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair |
The F.C.C. May Launch an Investigation into Colbert's Trump Rant—Yes, Seriously
Vanity Fair An investigation by the F.C.C. could end up being great P.R. for Colbert; as Vulture editor Jesse David Fox notes, it may even cast him as a modern-day version of Lenny Bruce, who became a poster boy for free speech after being arrested multiple times … FCC Looking Into Colbert's Joke About Trump, Putin FCC to investigate, 'take appropriate action' on Colbert's Trump rant Obscene, Indecent and Profane Broadcasts | Federal Communications Commission |
1966 Phil Ochs Concert Resurfaces. Phil, Are We Glad To See You. – Huffington post (press release) (blog)
Huffington post (press release) (blog) |
1966 Phil Ochs Concert Resurfaces. Phil, Are We Glad To See You.
Huffington post (press release) (blog) In any case, Lenny Bruce isn't a particularly vivid flashpoint these days, making the song one of several junctures at which this album may have more resonance for people who were there at the time. But the wider messages here, the urgent plea that … |
The 17 Comedians You Meet in Stand-up – Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine |
The 17 Comedians You Meet in Stand-up
Paste Magazine He, and we say “he” intentionally, wants to be the next Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks and Bill Burr, but thinks the best way to do that is to steal the acts of Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks and Bill Burr but somehow add more “fucks” in them. He's your uncle's … |
Dick Schaap Did So Much Work – The Big Lead
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Dick Schaap Did So Much Work
The Big Lead Lenny Bruce and Dick Schaap shared a distaste for institutional hypocrisy. Bruce was not well-received by audiences who took his words literally — for example, he once said that Bobby Franks, murdered at 14 by two University of Chicago students in … |
WWE failed to elevate IC title despite known absence of Lesnar and Universal title – FanRag Sports (blog)
FanRag Sports (blog) |
WWE failed to elevate IC title despite known absence of Lesnar and Universal title
FanRag Sports (blog) Much like what Lenny Bruce told us more than 50 years ago, the only thing that matters is “what is,” not what “should be.” And the fact of the matter is regardless what Ambrose said, it is far, far from the truth of what actually is. WWE did not take … Seth Rollins vs Finn Bálor vs The Miz – Intercontinental Title #1 Contenders Match: Raw, May 1, 2017 Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor want the Universal Championship: Raw, May 1, 2017 |