Los Angeles Times |
The week ahead in LA theater, Dec. 31-Jan. 7: 'My Father's a Cop,' 'The Latina Christmas Special' and more
Los Angeles Times I'm Lenny Bruce In this meticulously researched solo biography tracing the life and prosecution of the groundbreaking early 1960s comic provocateur, actor Ronnie Marmo and director Joe Mantegna offer subsequent generations not only a sense of who Bruce … |
Yiannopoulos v. S&S Court Documents Revealed – Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly |
Yiannopoulos v. S&S Court Documents Revealed
Publishers Weekly Acknowledge that you use bombast and over-the-top messaging in an attempt to break the strictures on free expression in the same way that comedians like Lenny Bruce once did." Earlier this week, Ivers, in his words, "retweeted without comment" a tweet … filed: new york county clerk 12/21/2017 05:07 pm – Burningbird Porter Anderson on Twitter: "Court filings say @simonschuster editor @MitchellIvers considered #MiloYiannopoulos … |
I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I’M LENNY BRUCE Extends Through January – Broadway World
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I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M LENNY BRUCE Extends Through January
Broadway World An undisputed comic legend, Lenny Bruce was one of the greatest artists of the 20th, century. His Life and work have had an impact on poetry, politics, music, film and, oh yeah…comedy. Lenny's tempestuous personal and professional life was marked by … |
Yisrael Campbell’s bearded comedy – The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post |
Yisrael Campbell's bearded comedy
The Jerusalem Post My comedic heroes are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen when he was doing stand-up. Granted those people are all either dead or haven't done stand-up in 40 years, but Bruce was able to talk about things on stage that nobody was talking about … |
Television Is Not How People Should Learn About Jews — Period. – Forward
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Television Is Not How People Should Learn About Jews — Period.
Forward Many thanks to Susan Silver for an interesting article. More interesting would be her own stories, stories she alludes to but omits: her memories of Lenny Bruce, her memories of her acquaintance with Lenny Bruce's mother, her memories of Simon … |
Tevision Is Not How People Should Learn About Jews — Period. – Forward
Forward |
Tevision Is Not How People Should Learn About Jews — Period.
Forward Many thanks to Susan Silver for an interesting article. More interesting would be her own stories, stories she alludes to but omits: her memories of Lenny Bruce, her memories of her acquaintance with Lenny Bruce's mother, her memories of Simon … |
I Dated Lenny Bruce And Knew Joan Rivers. ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Gets Them Wrong. – Forward
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I Dated Lenny Bruce And Knew Joan Rivers. 'Mrs. Maisel' Gets Them Wrong.
Forward For 20 years I had a successful career as one of the first female sit-com writers, with credits including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Maude,” among others. After a Writer's Guild Strike in 1989, I moved from Los Angeles to … |
What Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right About Early Stand-up – Vulture – Vulture
Vulture |
What Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right About Early Stand-up – Vulture
Vulture Comedy may still be a male-dominated industry, but stand-up as we know it wasn't solely pioneered by men. Women like Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers helped define the stand-up scene in the 1950s and '60s, and played a pivotal role in the medium's … You're going to want to binge-watch 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel … 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Shows How Comedy Is Deeply Conservative Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Rights What Gilmore Girls Got Wrong | The … |
What The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right About Early Stand-up Comedy – Vulture
Vulture |
What The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right About Early Stand-up Comedy
Vulture Joan was very personal, like, 'I'm going to tell you what my life is like,' which was much more the ethos of the time.” Even Midge's encounters with Lenny Bruce seem to draw a real-life equivalent with Rivers. It might seem odd that the fictional Bruce … Despite Its Wokeness, 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Shows How Comedy Is Deeply Conservative What The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right That Gilmore Girls Got Wrong |
You’re Going to Want to Binge-watch ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.’ Don’t – Haaretz
Haaretz |
You're Going to Want to Binge-watch 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' Don't
Haaretz … first drunken steps from perfect Jewish housewife in 1950s Manhattan to lewd stand-up comedienne. Midge, played by Rachel Brosnahan, is something of an enigma. Despite her mile-wide rebellious streak (she rejected her father's advice that she study … The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season One |