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Comedian Tommy Chong still toking, joking at 80
Sumter Item "When I was 17, a jazz musician gave me a Lenny Bruce record and a joint at the same time, and it changed my life," he recalls. "I quit school I think a week later and went on the road and became a blues musician and eventually a comedian, and the rest … |
Stoner comedy pioneer Tommy Chong still toking, joking at 80 – The Spokesman-Review
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Stoner comedy pioneer Tommy Chong still toking, joking at 80
The Spokesman-Review “When I was 17, a jazz musician gave me a Lenny Bruce record and a joint at the same time, and it changed my life,” he recalls. “I quit school I think a week later and went on the road and became a blues musician and eventually a comedian, and the rest … |
How Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint shocked America – The Independent
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How Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint shocked America
The Independent Portnoy arrived at a moment when New York Jewish comics like Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce were re-writing the rules of stand-up and "one of the dirtiest books ever published" (The New Yorker), born out of the author's well-practised dinner party … 'An astonishing force field': Philip Roth, as remembered by authors and friends Bancroft: Philip Roth deftly explored male lust, Jewish identity, American history and politics Philip Roth, the Mandarin Joker |
Mrs. Maisel has been renewed for Season 3 — which means we can basically kiss Netflix’s Gilmore Girls Season 2 … – HelloGiggles
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Mrs. Maisel has been renewed for Season 3 — which means we can basically kiss Netflix's Gilmore Girls Season 2 …
HelloGiggles The first season of Mrs. Maisel found Midge trying her hand at an independent life while secretly navigating the pitfalls of the stand-up comedy world, befriending real-life stand-up comedy icons like Lenny Bruce (Luke Kirby) and making enemies out of … The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3 Confirmed Amazon Renews The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for Season 3 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Renewed for Season 3 by Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) |
Kathy Griffin brings her controversial head for comedy to Houston – CultureMap Houston
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Kathy Griffin brings her controversial head for comedy to Houston
CultureMap Houston Maybe let's hope not, at least not Lenny Bruce in his later years. The once-brilliant satirist turned into a bitter bore, reading transcripts from his obscenity trials onstage. “I've been doing standup comedy a long time. I'm in the Guinness World … |
Interview: Alan Clements, spiritually incorrect – Echonetdaily
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Interview: Alan Clements, spiritually incorrect
Echonetdaily Blend Noam Chomsky, Lenny Bruce and Terrence McKenna and you have Alan Clements. Mandy Nolan spoke with the spiritually astute humourist ahead of his Byron show about spirituality, mindfulness and opium-laced cigars. Mandy Nolan: What does it … |
Premiere of documentary on Palm Springs legend leads week’s entertainment events – The Desert Sun
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Premiere of documentary on Palm Springs legend leads week's entertainment events
The Desert Sun Lenny Bruce wrote for her. Carol Burnett, Ann-Margret, Michael Feinstein, Carol Channing, Joy Behar and many more give testimonials to her talent. Broadway producer-director Hal Prince confesses he was wrong about Kaye and says if she had been cast … |
COMEDY: Don’t go to Doug’s show if you’re easily offended! – Dublin People
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COMEDY: Don't go to Doug's show if you're easily offended!
Dublin People Stanhope has been compared to such fearless comic revolutionaries as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks. But his work makes it abundantly clear that he's a complete original. As Ricky Gervais tweeted, 'Doug Stanhope might be the … |
Letters: Restore rhetoric – Longview Daily News
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Letters: Restore rhetoric
Longview Daily News … in civilized company now dominate American public discourse.” It seems that “the hate-filled, populist appeal of Alabama Gov. George Wallace and the profanity and vulgarity of comedian Lenny Bruce … have finally won.” (At least Bruce wasn't in … |
Weekend Picks: ‘Hamilton’ returns, ‘The Love Potion’ opens and Pop-Up takes the stage – Los Angeles Times
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Weekend Picks: 'Hamilton' returns, 'The Love Potion' opens and Pop-Up takes the stage
Los Angeles Times Performances around Southern California in the coming days include the return of “Hamilton,” a remount of the camp comedy “Die, Mommie, Die!” and the final performances of a one-man show about Lenny Bruce. Los Angeles Opera opens “Rigoletto,” while … |