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Show Featuring UWS in the 50's Gets Picked Up for Two Seasons; Shades of Lenny Bruce
westsiderag.com Mrs. Maisel, played by Rachel Brosnahan, ditches the married life for a career in standup comedy, but runs afoul of the cops when her show gets raunchy. Seemed a little like Lenny Bruce's story to us, with some fun twists (gender not the least!). Check … |
Quotation of the Day: Telling Jokes Where the Government Always Keeps a Straight Face – New York Times
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Quotation of the Day: Telling Jokes Where the Government Always Keeps a Straight Face
New York Times “I'm not trying to compare myself to Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, but the position they were in the 1960s is perhaps the position people like me are in now.” STORM XU, a Chinese comedian who must get a permit from the government in order to perform. |
Heard the One About Asia’s Comedy Scene? First, You’ll Need a Permit – New York Times
New York Times |
Heard the One About Asia's Comedy Scene? First, You'll Need a Permit
New York Times “I'm not trying to compare myself to Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, but the position they were in the 1960s is perhaps the position people like me are in now,” he said. “There are a lot of obstacles and a lot of opportunities.” He agreed Chinese … |
Reporters’ Notebook: Oct. 13, 2017 – Buffalo News
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Reporters' Notebook: Oct. 13, 2017
Buffalo News OLAF FUB SEZ: According to comedian Lenny Bruce, born on this date in 1925, “If something about the human body disgusts you, the fault lies with the manufacturer.” . . . BORN TO SHOP – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8113 (the Chicken Coop), 299 … |
‘Mr. Fish’ and the art of public disengagement – Penn Current
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'Mr. Fish' and the art of public disengagement
Penn Current Sarah Silverman, Edward Snowden, and Lenny Bruce are three of the famous people showcased in an exhibition featuring the work of cartoonist, commentator, and Annenberg School lecturer Dwayne Booth, or “Mr. Fish.” A new exhibition on campus … |
‘Gilmore Girls’ creator tries stand-up comedy in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ – USA TODAY
USA TODAY |
'Gilmore Girls' creator tries stand-up comedy in 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'
USA TODAY Amy Sherman-Palladino moves from modern-day Stars Hollow to 1950s New York for a new show about a scorned housewife who tries her hand at comedy. Amy Sherman-Palladino Is Back With a New Amazon Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel When Does 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Premiere? The Trailer Is Here, & It's "Marvelous" The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Official Trailer [HD] | Amazon Video |
Kremlin backs revival of Peter Cook’s subversive comedy club – The Times
The Times |
Kremlin backs revival of Peter Cook's subversive comedy club
The Times When Peter Cook founded the Establishment Club in 1961, he dreamt of fostering a new era of satirical comedy. The Soho nightclub hosted early performances by the American comedian Lenny Bruce and Barry Humphries' Melbourne housewife, Dame Edna … |
Heading to Biff Rose Tonight? You Might Want to Check His Website. – The Independent Weekly
The Independent Weekly |
Heading to Biff Rose Tonight? You Might Want to Check His Website.
The Independent Weekly However distasteful the material on his website is—and, as a Jew, the Randy Newman song certainly made me queasy—I don't believe it represents his actual feelings, any more than Lenny Bruce (Rose's hero), joking about Hitler, represents a cavalier … |
Obituary: Hugh Hefner, pyjama clad pornographer – Irish Times
Irish Times |
Obituary: Hugh Hefner, pyjama clad pornographer
Irish Times Hefner commissioned Lenny Bruce, John Updike and Jack Kerouac to write for him. Alex Haley's Autobiography of Malcolm X was born from his interview with the leader in Playboy. His marriage to Mildred, with whom he had two children, limped through a … |
Jen Kirkman on feminism, Hallmark Christmas movies and — yes — Louis CK – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune |
Jen Kirkman on feminism, Hallmark Christmas movies and — yes — Louis CK
Chicago Tribune While Kirkman admires the sharp-edged work of satirists like Lenny Bruce, she sees herself taking on politics in a much goofier way. “People are exhausted, people are gaining weight, people are losing it. I think it's OK to be a little funny on stage … |