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LETTER Left is going down a dangerous road
Observer-Reporter Progressives have often been the defenders of free speech, standing up for books like “Lady Chatterley's Lover,” comedians like Lenny Bruce or artists like Robert Mapplethorpe. However, every few decades, something goes wrong, and they become … |
Introducing the radio Hall of Fame class of 2017 – San Francisco Chronicle
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Introducing the radio Hall of Fame class of 2017
San Francisco Chronicle Program host: Dan Sorkin was a morning radio star in Chicago when he got fired in the early '60s for defending Lenny Bruce. He moved to San Francisco and KFRC, a rival of market leader KSFO. His ratings against Don Sherwood were impressive enough … |
Sneakers and a Walkman: An excerpt from Adam Gopnik’s 1980s memoir – National Post
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Sneakers and a Walkman: An excerpt from Adam Gopnik's 1980s memoir
National Post In 1961, Lenny Bruce was arrested and martyred for saying “cocksucker” in a nightclub in California. By the time Ronald Reagan was President, anyone could say “cocksucker” in any nightclub in California; or, rather, by the time you could say … |
9 Cheap and Free Things to Do This Week – L.A. Weekly
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9 Cheap and Free Things to Do This Week
L.A. Weekly In conjunction with the American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week, held every September, Beth Lapides hosts Lenny at the Library, a panel discussion on one of the most controversial comedians of all time, Lenny Bruce. Lapides, creator of … |
The 99-Seat Beat: DACA drama, Lenny Bruce and new Nick Payne – Los Angeles Times
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The 99-Seat Beat: DACA drama, Lenny Bruce and new Nick Payne
Los Angeles Times The Times' theater team is back with its new weekly shortlist of offerings at L.A.'s 99-seat theaters and other smaller venues. Some of these shows we've seen; others might have caught our attention because of the timely themes or track record of the … |
Hal Willner’s Vanishing, Weird New York – New York Times
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Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York
New York Times Around him, overflowing the studio shelves, were his muses: busts of Laurel and Hardy, dolls of Popeye and Allen Ginsberg; photos of Lenny Bruce; a music box that played Karlheinz Stockhausen, given to him by Frank Zappa. Puppets of Laurie Anderson … |
Dick Gregory Praises Killer Mike & TI In Previously Unreleased Interview – HipHopDX
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Dick Gregory Praises Killer Mike & TI In Previously Unreleased Interview
HipHopDX Gregory spent time with some of history's most iconic people, but when asked about the most charismatic person he's ever been around, he answered: Lenny Bruce. But what may have been the most surprising part of the interview was what he remembered … |
Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 | WWNO – WWNO
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Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 | WWNO
WWNO Comedian Shelley Berman has died. According to his publicist, Glenn Schwartz, Berman died early Friday morning at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 92. |
Fort Worth Fringe Fest 2017 – TheaterJones Performing Arts News
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Fort Worth Fringe Fest 2017
TheaterJones Performing Arts News The headliner in the Scott Theatre on both nights is Upstart Productions' Lenny Bruce is Back, starring Joey Folsom as the groundbreaking comedian, with warm-up stand-up comedy from Paul Varghese. I have seen the show twice in Dallas, so in the … |
Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 – NPR
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Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92
NPR Along with Bob Newhart and Lenny Bruce, Shelley Berman helped change the tone and tenor of American humor. His signature act drew from the powers of improvisation and an imaginary telephone. In one of his most famous routines, Berman calls Nichols … Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies at 92 Shelley Berman Dies: Comedian, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Actor Was 92 Comedian Shelley Berman, who played Larry David's dad on 'Curb,' dead at 92 |