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Penn Jillette: Brandeis' Censorship of Lenny Bruce Play Has Destroyed My Faith in College
Breitbart News Magician and comedian Penn Jillette railed against Brandeis University's decision to cancel a play about famous comedian and social critic Lenny Bruce in a recent op-ed for USA Today. “I just read in the news that Brandeis University, one of the real … The Jews still need Brandeis |
Penn Jillette: Brandeis censored Lenny Bruce – USA Today – USA TODAY
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Penn Jillette: Brandeis censored Lenny Bruce – USA Today
USA TODAY Lenny Bruce was hard to listen to, but the ruling class at Brandeis (its students) decided it was unseemly for their campus to hear challenging ideas. Kitty Bruce criticizes father's portrayal in 'Buyer Beware' |
Penn Jillette: If Brandeis wants to censor Lenny Bruce, I don’t need college – USA TODAY
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Penn Jillette: If Brandeis wants to censor Lenny Bruce, I don't need college
USA TODAY The last college I decided not to go to was Hampshire College, in my home state of Massachusetts. They were going to let me structure my own curriculum (that was the kind of hippie school I thought I might want to go to) and I wanted to study Lenny Bruce. |
Lenny Bruce is back, but Brandeis University doesn’t want him … – Chicago Tribune
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Lenny Bruce is back, but Brandeis University doesn't want him …
Chicago Tribune Buyer Beware” by Michael Weller, a play about Lenny Bruce created at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, was cancelled after a student protest. But a hit … Kitty Bruce criticizes father's portrayal in 'Buyer Beware' |
Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play – Jewish Advocate
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Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play
Jewish Advocate Brandeis cancels Lenny Bruce play. By Heather Alterisio. Advocate staff. WALTHAM – A local university's theater department has canceled the performance of a play about Lenny Bruce after protest from students, despite celebrating the legacy of the … University says Lenny Bruce play was postponed, not canceled Brandeis Says It Had Planned To Stage Controversial Play |
Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce – Washington Examiner
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Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce
Washington Examiner The play, titled "Buyer Beware," is the story of a student who finds an old Lenny Bruce stand-up routine, and sets out to stage a similar show. Schrek managed to get it canceled on the grounds that it is racist, able-ist, and perhaps some additional … FIRE Wants Answers on Brandeis Lenny Bruce Play – Inside Higher Ed University says Lenny Bruce play was pulled by playwright Correction: Brandeis-Play Pulled Story |
FIRE Wants Answers on Brandeis Lenny Bruce Play – Inside Higher Ed
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FIRE Wants Answers on Brandeis Lenny Bruce Play
Inside Higher Ed In an open letter to Brandeis University President Ronald Leibowitz, free speech advocates are calling on the university to answer more questions about how the staging of a play about Lenny Bruce and his comedy, originally scheduled to debut at the … Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce Marni Soupcoff: University cancels play about censorship… because it was too offensive FIRE addresses play dispute |
Why Brandeis University Cancelled A Lenny Bruce-Inspired Play – Forward
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Why Brandeis University Cancelled A Lenny Bruce-Inspired Play
Forward A production of Michael Weller's “Buyer Beware” at Brandeis University was cancelled following objections to its Lenny Bruce-inspired content, The New York Times reported on Monday. Weller, best known for his plays “Moonchildren” (1971) and “Loose … |
Lenny Bruce Play Canceled at Brandeis After Students Protest Racial Content – Playbill.com
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Lenny Bruce Play Canceled at Brandeis After Students Protest Racial Content
Playbill.com Weller's Buyer Beware takes place on the Brandeis campus and follows a student named Ron who finds audio recordings of stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce from the '60s and plans a routine in the style of the controversial comic. In the play, obtained by The … |
Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce – New York Post
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Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce
New York Post Under that stage name, the late Leonard Alfred Schneider paved the way for George Carlin, Richard Pryor and the future of stand-up comedy. His blend of satire, comedy, vulgarity and philosophy eventually made him the target of a landmark free-speech … Brandeis Cancels Play About Lenny Bruce After Protests Protests at Brandeis University Force Cancellation of Lenny Bruce Play |