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Michael Weller '65 channels Lenny Bruce at dinner for Creative Arts Award
Brandeis University 23 during an evening where speakers celebrated his award-winning career, acknowledged the contentious recent chapter in his relationship with his alma mater, and where Weller channeled the spirit of Lenny Bruce in his remarks. Weller joins luminaries … |
The Netflix movie ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ tells the story of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney with … – The Daily Breeze
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The Netflix movie 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture' tells the story of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney with …
The Daily Breeze “For instance, Lenny Bruce broke down one level, and it influenced people, and it may have influenced people at National Lampoon who said, 'OK, we'll take it to another level.'” It affected his own career, Mull said, too. “I think what it did was … |
From FronteraFest to Astronomy on Tap, plenty to enjoy on Tuesday – Austin American-Statesman
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From FronteraFest to Astronomy on Tap, plenty to enjoy on Tuesday
Austin American-Statesman The play reveals the true stories of three iconic performers — Lenny Bruce, Josephine Baker and Candy Barr — presenting them together as one heroic tale and a timely exploration of sexual taboos, the power of femininity and freedom of speech. Garcia … |
Left of the dial: tuning you into the not-so pop culture – Florida Flambeau
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Left of the dial: tuning you into the not-so pop culture
Florida Flambeau Having just binged through the first season of the multi-lauded series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, I have a definitive observation it's a great show and you should make an opportunity to watch if you haven't yet. The plot line is a fictionalized … |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Is Intimate, Screwball and Transgressive All at Once – ELLE.com
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Is Intimate, Screwball and Transgressive All at Once
ELLE.com One of the plot points that's marvelous about Mrs. Maisel is Midge's un-sitcom-like relationship with the transformative comic Lenny Bruce, who's played sexily by Luke Kirby. He and Brosnahan have amazing chemistry, but, says Sherman-Palladino, “I like … |
Tradition at its Finest – Argonaut Online
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Tradition at its Finest
Argonaut Online As Lenny Bruce famously put it, “Even if you're Catholic, if you live in New York you're Jewish.” I think the same can be said for Los Angeles, where schools close on Jewish holidays and delicatessens abound. Wexler's Deli is relatively new but takes … |
Trump’s speech to March for Life marks a U-turn on abortion – Politico
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Trump's speech to March for Life marks a U-turn on abortion
Politico … Jeanne Mancini, told POLITICO. “He doesn't lack courage. He's been leaning into this issue in a way that's refreshing.” Trump has successfully cemented his reputation among Christian conservatives even as headlines chronicle new details about past … |
Globes win makes ‘Mrs. Maisel’ a hit – Worcester Telegram
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Globes win makes 'Mrs. Maisel' a hit
Worcester Telegram Alex Borstein, who will look familiar to fans of the dryly dark HBO comedy series “Getting On,” plays Mrs. Maisel's gruff manager and frequent foil. The show features Sherman-Palladino's trademark rapid-fire dialogue, and while it's set in a somewhat … |
The New Haven Nose Watched Both Of The New Dave Chappelle … – WNPR News
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The New Haven Nose Watched Both Of The New Dave Chappelle …
WNPR News Dave Chappelle somewhat famously walked away from his Comedy Central series and went twelve years without releasing a comedy special. He broke that streak by putting out no less than four specials in 2017, and now he's maybe threatening to go back on … |
Lenny Bruce Brought to Life in Sharp Solo Play – L.A. Weekly
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Lenny Bruce Brought to Life in Sharp Solo Play
L.A. Weekly When Lenny Bruce was found dead in his Hollywood Boulevard apartment in August 1966, the headline in the New York Times obituary diplomatically described him as an “uninhibited” comic. It was a tame adjective for this incendiary performer, despised in … |