Noisey |
CupcakKe's Raunchy Raps Make Her an Unprecedented Pop Icon
Noisey Through her extremely explicit rhymes, amazingly active social media presence, and ever-growing rabid fan base, she has constructed a unique persona that is part Lil' Kim, part Karen Finley, part Lenny Bruce and part Peaches. In 2016 alone CupcakKe … |
A Discussion with the Award-Winning Filmmaker Annie O’Neil – Public Radio Tulsa
Public Radio Tulsa |
A Discussion with the Award-Winning Filmmaker Annie O'Neil
Public Radio Tulsa There's an old Lenny Bruce one-liner that goes like this: "Everyday, people are straying away from the church and going back to God." In this day and age, there must be some truth to that idea; while it's true that more and more people in this country … |
The Difficult, Adventurous, Happy Life Of Rosalie Sorrels – NPR – NPR
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The Difficult, Adventurous, Happy Life Of Rosalie Sorrels – NPR
NPR During her remarkable life, Rosalie Sorrels' was adored by Hunter S. Thompson and Studs Terkel, was backed by Jerry Garcia at Woodstock and an early … |
Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York with Upstart Productions’ Latest … – Broadway World
Broadway World |
Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York with Upstart Productions' Latest …
Broadway World Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York In keeping with Upstart Production's dedication to bringing socially relevant work to new and expanding audiences, producers Bren Rapp and Joey Folsom take the show … |
Donald Trump’s Biggest Mistake Might Have Been Getting Elected – Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair |
Donald Trump's Biggest Mistake Might Have Been Getting Elected
Vanity Fair Lenny Bruce, specifically. (Hey, if Bill Clinton was, according to Toni Morrison, our first black president, why can't Trump be our first Jewish?) He's an eighth-rate version of Bruce, to be sure, and an unwitting one. Has none of Bruce's hipness or … |
Comedians can strip away political correctness to expose heart of the matter – DesMoinesRegister.com
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Comedians can strip away political correctness to expose heart of the matter
DesMoinesRegister.com Daniel Finney writes that comedy is confused in its purpose when it mixes political messages with laughter [Comedy's missteps are killing the political left, June 8]. That "confusion" is called satire — and it can be traced back through Lenny Bruce … |
Summerfest 50: George Carlin’s Big Gig act for the ages – OnMilwaukee.com
OnMilwaukee.com |
Summerfest 50: George Carlin's Big Gig act for the ages
OnMilwaukee.com He was also present when Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity in Chicago and was thrown into the police wagon with him for refusing to show the cops his identification. But while he admired Bruce's style of obscene comedy and political commentary, … |
Tant: At 50, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ stands the test of time – Online Athens
Online Athens |
Tant: At 50, 'Sgt. Pepper's' stands the test of time
Online Athens … famous and influential people such as tragic comedian Lenny Bruce, artist Aubrey Beardsley, writer Aldous Huxley, boxer Sonny Liston, actor Marlon Brando and many more men and women, living and dead, who had contributed to the culture of the times. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: No, Bill Maher Shouldn’t Be Fired For Using the N-Word – Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: No, Bill Maher Shouldn't Be Fired For Using the N-Word
Hollywood Reporter Political comedian Lenny Bruce, who was often arrested for the provocative material in his act, once theorized that if everyone used the N-word matter-of-factly in daily life, it would be robbed of its power to “make a 6-year-old black kid cry” when … Strongly Insinuates He Often Used N-Word |
Jim Carrey’s Showtime Comedy ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ Makes Blowjobs and Suicide Heartwarming: TooFab Review – TooFab
TooFab |
Jim Carrey's Showtime Comedy 'I'm Dying Up Here' Makes Blowjobs and Suicide Heartwarming: TooFab Review
TooFab It's set in early 1970s LA, near the dawn of the comedy revolution; Lenny Bruce is dead and Richard Pryor has yet to become Richard Pryor, a hungry new class of stand-ups are flooding nightclubs, lounges, and bars to crack jokes that would have gotten … I'm Dying Up Here Wants Viewers to Take the Saying Literally I'm Dying Up Here: Melissa Leo on Her New Showtime Series The birth of modern stand-up is chronicled in Jim Carrey-produced 'I'm Dying Up Here' |