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LI native Lenny Bruce is having a moment again
Newsday It's a pretty groovy time for cats who dig Lenny Bruce. The acerbic comedian — a Long Island native and cultural icon who challenged limits to free speech in the 1960s, paving the way for generations of comics, from Richard Pryor and George Carlin to … |
Bill Hicks Is Finally Getting the Biopic Treatment – Texas Monthly
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Bill Hicks Is Finally Getting the Biopic Treatment
Texas Monthly Despite never achieving much in the way of fame or financial success during his lifetime, his death turned him into an icon, burnishing his legend as a Lenny Bruce-like truth-teller who used the power of comedy to challenge the status quo. (It also led … |
The Trial of Lenny Bruce – New York Times
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The Trial of Lenny Bruce
New York Times To the Editor: Re “It's About @#&%! Free Speech” (Arts pages, Oct. 17):. I was an expert witness at Lenny Bruce's 1962 San Francisco trial for obscenity. Three U.C. Berkeley professors appeared for the defense: Al Bendich and Don Geiger (speech … |
The Trial of Lenny Bruce – The New York Times
The Trial of Lenny Bruce The New York Times
A Berkeley professor who testified for the defense recalls the comedian’s 1962 trial in San Francisco.
The Best and Worst of This Week’s Trailers: ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Is Back! – New York Times
New York Times |
The Best and Worst of This Week's Trailers: 'Mrs. Maisel' Is Back!
New York Times Rebels abound in this week's batch of new trailers, from Lenny Bruce (the taboo-busting mentor of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) to Robert the Bruce (the rabble-rousing subject of “Outlaw King”). |
Popular Broadway bookstore to close after rent hike – Crain’s New York Business
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Popular Broadway bookstore to close after rent hike
Crain’s New York Business I'm Lenny Bruce, a play he wrote and stars in about the comic Lenny Bruce, for a run at The Cutting Room, near Park Avenue South. He plans to begin looking for a new space once the play is out of previews in November. "I'm scared to death about finding … |
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 2 Trailer Takes Emmy Victory Lap, Reveals December Premiere Date – IndieWire
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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 2 Trailer Takes Emmy Victory Lap, Reveals December Premiere Date
IndieWire … other folks from the show's winning ensemble are back, including Tony Shalhoub as Midge's father Abe, Michael Zegen as ex-husband Joel (who might not be as estranged as he was before), and Luke Kirby still swinging by as the legendary Lenny Bruce. Mrs. Maisel Previews Season Two The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2 Release Date, Trailer, News, and More The 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 2 Trailer Shows Midge Is Back & Better Than Ever |
103 – The Keepers: The Lenny Bruce Collection – WBEZ
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103 – The Keepers: The Lenny Bruce Collection
WBEZ One of the most controversial, outspoken men of the last century, comedian Lenny Bruce spent much of his life in court defending his freedom of speech and First Amendment rights. His provocative social commentary and “verbal jazz” offended mainstream … |
10 of Midge’s best outfits in ‘The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel’ – Business Insider Australia
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10 of Midge's best outfits in 'The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel'
Business Insider Australia That is until she gets on stage and realises that unlike Joel, she's actually got comedic talent. Midge dramatically asking Lenny Bruce whether he “loves” comedy in a hunter green dress (paired with a matching hat and gloves, of course) has to be one … |
SA Comedian Under Fire For Dros Rape Joke – 2oceansvibe News
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SA Comedian Under Fire For Dros Rape Joke
2oceansvibe News … Lewis Black, Andrew Dice Clay, Ari Shaffir, David Cross, Tracy Morgan, Daniel Tosh, Denis Leary, Michael Richard's, Sara Silverman, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Frankie Boyle, Doug Stanhope, Lenny Bruce, TO NAME A FEW, ALL A LIST VERY FAMOUS … |