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You’re Going to Want to Watch Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Vogue.com


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You're Going to Want to Watch Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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In 1962, Joan Rivers was in the audience at the Village Vanguard in New York City when Lenny Bruce got onstage. Bruce, the prototypical “sick comedian,” made his name with routines that annihilated the distinction between private and public thought. He
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Tries Breaking Down Comedy Barriers In A Fun New Amazon Series – UPROXX


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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Tries Breaking Down Comedy Barriers In A Fun New Amazon Series
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She knows the stand-up world, but only because Joel likes to perform at a club in the Village after a long day in the suit-and-tie job he hates the same way Lenny Bruce hates comedy. Getting up on stage herself isn't something Midge ever would
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Penn Jillette: Brandeis’ Censorship of Lenny Bruce Play Has Destroyed My Faith in College – Breitbart News


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Penn Jillette: Brandeis' Censorship of Lenny Bruce Play Has Destroyed My Faith in College
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Magician and comedian Penn Jillette railed against Brandeis University's decision to cancel a play about famous comedian and social critic Lenny Bruce in a recent op-ed for USA Today. “I just read in the news that Brandeis University, one of the real …
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Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play – Jewish Advocate


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Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play
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Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play. By Heather Alterisio. Advocate staff. WALTHAM – A local university's theater department has canceled the performance of a play about Lenny Bruce after protest from students, despite celebrating the legacy of the …
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Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce – Washington Examiner


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Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce
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The play, titled "Buyer Beware," is the story of a student who finds an old Lenny Bruce stand-up routine, and sets out to stage a similar show. Schrek managed to get it canceled on the grounds that it is racist, able-ist, and perhaps some additional
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