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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 |
Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 : The Two-Way : NPR – NPR
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Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 : The Two-Way : NPR
NPR Along with Bob Newhart and Lenny Bruce, Shelley Berman helped change the tone and tenor of American humor. Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies … Shelley Berman Dies: Comedian, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Actor Was 92 RIP Shelley Berman, sit-down comic and Curb Your Enthusiasm actor |
Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies at 92 – New York Times
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Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies at 92
New York Times Comedians like Mr. Berman, Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce had a different approach. In 1959, Time magazine referred to this new breed as “sick” comics, and the term (which Mr. Berman hated) caught on. But they had little in common with one another besides a … Comic Shelley Berman Dies At 92 Shelley Berman Dies: Comedian, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Actor Was 92 RIP Shelley Berman, sit-down comic and Curb Your Enthusiasm actor |
The weekend’s top 10 things to do includes Brave Combo, barbecue and the blues – Fort Worth Star Telegram
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The weekend's top 10 things to do includes Brave Combo, barbecue and the blues
Fort Worth Star Telegram Performances include “Lenny Bruce Is Back,” at 7 and 10 p.m Friday and Saturday, five performances of Sam Shepherd's “The Killer's Head” (in an immersive basement theater … yes!) and four of “The Complete Works of Willliam Shakespeare (Abridged). |