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Actor Ronnie Marmo puts Lenny Bruce's life onstage
Jewish Journal Leonard Alfred Schneider, also known as Lenny Bruce, was one of the most influential comedians of all time. He was arrested several times during the 1960s for using obscene language in his act, and he paved the way for today's comedians to speak their … |
NoHo News: Get Ready to Dance(hall), Lenny Bruce is Back, Tap Takeover, It’s 2033, Grease! – noho arts district
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NoHo News: Get Ready to Dance(hall), Lenny Bruce is Back, Tap Takeover, It's 2033, Grease!
noho arts district We look forward to sharing lots of fun and unique news, events, profiles and updates on what's happening in the NoHo Arts District. Every Thursday we send out our NoHo e-News. Do you get it? It takes 30 seconds. Make sure you sign up, it's FREE. Sign … |
CupcakKe’s Raunchy Raps Make Her an Unprecedented Pop Icon – Noisey
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CupcakKe's Raunchy Raps Make Her an Unprecedented Pop Icon
Noisey Through her extremely explicit rhymes, amazingly active social media presence, and ever-growing rabid fan base, she has constructed a unique persona that is part Lil' Kim, part Karen Finley, part Lenny Bruce and part Peaches. In 2016 alone CupcakKe … |
A Discussion with the Award-Winning Filmmaker Annie O’Neil – Public Radio Tulsa
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A Discussion with the Award-Winning Filmmaker Annie O'Neil
Public Radio Tulsa There's an old Lenny Bruce one-liner that goes like this: "Everyday, people are straying away from the church and going back to God." In this day and age, there must be some truth to that idea; while it's true that more and more people in this country … |
The Difficult, Adventurous, Happy Life Of Rosalie Sorrels – NPR – NPR
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The Difficult, Adventurous, Happy Life Of Rosalie Sorrels – NPR
NPR During her remarkable life, Rosalie Sorrels' was adored by Hunter S. Thompson and Studs Terkel, was backed by Jerry Garcia at Woodstock and an early … |
Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York with Upstart Productions’ Latest … – Broadway World
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Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York with Upstart Productions' Latest …
Broadway World Joey Folsom Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York In keeping with Upstart Production's dedication to bringing socially relevant work to new and expanding audiences, producers Bren Rapp and Joey Folsom take the show … |
Donald Trump’s Biggest Mistake Might Have Been Getting Elected – Vanity Fair
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Donald Trump's Biggest Mistake Might Have Been Getting Elected
Vanity Fair Lenny Bruce, specifically. (Hey, if Bill Clinton was, according to Toni Morrison, our first black president, why can't Trump be our first Jewish?) He's an eighth-rate version of Bruce, to be sure, and an unwitting one. Has none of Bruce's hipness or … |
Comedians can strip away political correctness to expose heart of the matter – DesMoinesRegister.com
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Comedians can strip away political correctness to expose heart of the matter
DesMoinesRegister.com Daniel Finney writes that comedy is confused in its purpose when it mixes political messages with laughter [Comedy's missteps are killing the political left, June 8]. That "confusion" is called satire — and it can be traced back through Lenny Bruce … |
Summerfest 50: George Carlin’s Big Gig act for the ages – OnMilwaukee.com
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Summerfest 50: George Carlin's Big Gig act for the ages
OnMilwaukee.com He was also present when Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity in Chicago and was thrown into the police wagon with him for refusing to show the cops his identification. But while he admired Bruce's style of obscene comedy and political commentary, … |
Tant: At 50, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ stands the test of time – Online Athens
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Tant: At 50, 'Sgt. Pepper's' stands the test of time
Online Athens … famous and influential people such as tragic comedian Lenny Bruce, artist Aubrey Beardsley, writer Aldous Huxley, boxer Sonny Liston, actor Marlon Brando and many more men and women, living and dead, who had contributed to the culture of the times. |