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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. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: No, Bill Maher Shouldn’t Be Fired For Using the N-Word – Hollywood Reporter
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: No, Bill Maher Shouldn't Be Fired For Using the N-Word
Hollywood Reporter Political comedian Lenny Bruce, who was often arrested for the provocative material in his act, once theorized that if everyone used the N-word matter-of-factly in daily life, it would be robbed of its power to “make a 6-year-old black kid cry” when … Strongly Insinuates He Often Used N-Word |
Jim Carrey’s Showtime Comedy ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ Makes Blowjobs and Suicide Heartwarming: TooFab Review – TooFab
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Jim Carrey's Showtime Comedy 'I'm Dying Up Here' Makes Blowjobs and Suicide Heartwarming: TooFab Review
TooFab It's set in early 1970s LA, near the dawn of the comedy revolution; Lenny Bruce is dead and Richard Pryor has yet to become Richard Pryor, a hungry new class of stand-ups are flooding nightclubs, lounges, and bars to crack jokes that would have gotten … I'm Dying Up Here Wants Viewers to Take the Saying Literally I'm Dying Up Here: Melissa Leo on Her New Showtime Series The birth of modern stand-up is chronicled in Jim Carrey-produced 'I'm Dying Up Here' |
When comics self-destruct – Marianas Variety
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When comics self-destruct
Marianas Variety Bruce's brilliant agenda was to burst the bubble of hypocrisy wherever he found it. It was satire's finest hour. He once remarked, “I'm not a comedian. I'm Lenny Bruce.” Others referred to him as a great rabbi, a great teacher. Although this was true … |
Ronnie Marmo to Star in Joe Mantegna Directed I AM NOT A COMEDIAN?I’M LENNY BRUCE – Broadway World
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Ronnie Marmo to Star in Joe Mantegna Directed I AM NOT A COMEDIAN?I'M LENNY BRUCE
Broadway World Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68, are thrilled to present "I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M Lenny Bruce" – Directed by Joe Mantegna, the World Premiere show stars Ronnie Marmo as Lenny Bruce, and is set to open at Theatre 68 on June 23, 2017. Previews will be … |
Ronnie Marmo to Star AND Joe Mantegna will Direct the show I AM NOT A COMEDIAN – I’M LENNY BRUCE – Broadway World
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Ronnie Marmo to Star AND Joe Mantegna will Direct the show I AM NOT A COMEDIAN – I'M LENNY BRUCE
Broadway World Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68, are thrilled to present "I AM NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M Lenny Bruce" – Directed by Joe Mantegna, the World Premiere show stars Ronnie Marmo as Lenny Bruce, and is set to open at Theatre 68 on June 23, 2017. Previews will be … |