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President Trump is deteriorating before our very eyes
Washington Post Obviously, the comparison between Trump and Lenny Bruce, as portrayed by Hoffman, is imperfect in all kinds of ways. But not in this one way. Bruce was arrested for various low-level charges, including obscenity and drug possession, and in the movie … |
How The Holocaust Shaped Dick Gregory’s Career – The Forward – Forward
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How The Holocaust Shaped Dick Gregory's Career – The Forward
Forward Dick Gregory, who passed away last week at 84, idolized Lenny Bruce and was move to pursue social justice by the horrors of the Holocaust. How Dick Gregory, the Jackie Robinson of comedy, changed stand-up forever Dick Gregory, cutting-edge satirist and uncompromising activist, dies at 84 |
Here’s what’s on tap at the 2017 Boston Comedy Festival (spoiler … – Vanyaland
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Here's what's on tap at the 2017 Boston Comedy Festival (spoiler …
Vanyaland The Boston Comedy Festival had announced its return next month for a five-night stint of laughs and legacy around Cambridge, Somerville, and Arlington. |
Jerry Lewis outlasted his critics – CNN
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Jerry Lewis outlasted his critics
CNN The insurgent "sick" comedian Lenny Bruce characteristically took a cheeky, sideways shot at Lewis' efforts to combat muscular dystrophy, but that's because he was Lenny Bruce. Other, lesser lights injected waves of wisecracks about Lewis' veneration … Jerry Lewis Was the Quintessential American Jew Local brother act cut their teeth working with the late Jerry Lewis |
Rapp and Folsom Bring The Fully Immersive Lenny Bruce Experience to The Fort Worth Fringe Festival – Broadway World
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Rapp and Folsom Bring The Fully Immersive Lenny Bruce Experience to The Fort Worth Fringe Festival
Broadway World Rapp and Folsom Bring The Fully Immersive Lenny Bruce Experience to The Fort Worth Fringe Festival Producers Bren Rapp and Joey Folsom are going to give 2017 Fort Worth Fringe audiences their money's worth as anchor of the 2nd annual festival on its … |
Lenny Bruce is Back in Chicago Next Week – Broadway World
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Lenny Bruce is Back in Chicago Next Week
Broadway World Lenny Bruce is Back in Chicago Next Week Acclaimed Dallas based stage and film actor Joey Folsom brings an innovative blend of stand-up comedy and theatrical performance to Judy's Beat Lounge at The Second City, August 24-26, with Sam Bobrick and … |
Random Acts Returns with ‘Hold My Beer’ – YourObserver.com
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Random Acts Returns with 'Hold My Beer'
YourObserver.com Random Acts is a local guerilla theater troupe. It follows a simple credo: Take it to the edge and keep going. The original company set the pattern for the area's alternative theater in the 1990s. The cold equations of making a living put a stop to its … |
As Boston Prepares For Demonstrations, Here’s What We Know About ‘Free Speech’ Rally Organizers – WBUR
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As Boston Prepares For Demonstrations, Here's What We Know About 'Free Speech' Rally Organizers
WBUR They're led by a guy named Gavin McInnes. I tried to reach him, couldn't. He was named as a speaker at the Boston free speech rally website. He co-founded Vice Magazine and he has a reputation for vulgar, sexist rants. I think he'd make Lenny Bruce blush. Boston Free Speech – Home | Facebook |
Outside the Box: Dallas Solo Show Captures Lenny Bruce’s Life – Broadway World
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Outside the Box: Dallas Solo Show Captures Lenny Bruce's Life
Broadway World Lenny Bruce was a complex man, and his life is now captured in a solo performance called Lenny Bruce is Back, produced by the Dallas based Bren Rapp and … |
“I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I’M LENNY BRUCE” EXTENDS IN LOS ANGELES – EIN News (press release)
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"I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M LENNY BRUCE" EXTENDS IN LOS ANGELES
EIN News (press release) Joe Mantegna directs Ronnie Marmo's critically acclaimed homage to Lenny Bruce now extending through September 17th at Theatre 68. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Joe Mantegna directs the smash hit, … |