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Las Vegas photographer to share personal photos of Lenny Bruce at Boston conference on legendary comedian's legacy
Las Vegas Review-Journal East valley photographer Don Carroll became friends with comedian Lenny Bruce in the last years of the comic's life. He took many pictures of Bruce, some of which have never been seen before by the public. He is set to have an exhibition of some of the … |
A 50th Anniversary Reflection on the Greatness of Lenny Bruce – PopMatters
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A 50th Anniversary Reflection on the Greatness of Lenny Bruce
PopMatters Carlin's career spanned several decades, he got in a good deal of legal trouble for his work, and his legacy of social satire is unparalleled—or, nearly unparalleled. After reading Lenny Bruce's autobiography, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People, I … |
Symposium with Christie Hefner, Kitty Bruce to open the Lenny Bruce archive – Brandeis University
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Symposium with Christie Hefner, Kitty Bruce to open the Lenny Bruce archive
Brandeis University Brandeis will celebrate the opening of the collection of personal papers, recordings and photographs of late comedian and social critic Lenny Bruce with a symposium titled “Comedy and the Constitution: the Legacy of Lenny Bruce,” on Oct. 27 and 28. |
Comedians Are Our Last Defenders Of Freedom Of Speech – Comedy Hype
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Comedians Are Our Last Defenders Of Freedom Of Speech
Comedy Hype … stop realizing that we do have options to turn off, not listen to and/or remove ourselves from anything that annoys or angers us. As gate keepers of freedom of speech, we comedians must respect the legacy of Dick Gregory, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor … |
How the Marginalised Invented Offensive Comedy – Newslaundry
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How the Marginalised Invented Offensive Comedy
Newslaundry “Sometimes you feel guilty laughing at some of Lenny's mordant jabs,” journalist Herb Caen once said of the taboo-shattering comic Lenny Bruce. “But that disappears a second later when your inner voice tells you, with pleased surprise, 'But that's true'.”. |
Richard Lewis Stands Up for Lenny Bruce – Fishbowl NY (blog)
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Richard Lewis Stands Up for Lenny Bruce
Fishbowl NY (blog) LennyBruceAutobiographyCover This 50th anniversary month of the death of Lenny Bruce began with Da Capo Press re-issuing Bruce's autobiography How to Talk Dirty and Influence People, with a new preface by Lewis Black and all proceeds going to The … |
Lenny Bruce’s Legacy – New York Times
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Lenny Bruce's Legacy
New York Times “How Would Lenny Bruce the Rebel Play Today?” (On Comedy, Arts pages, Aug. 10), on the 50th anniversary of Lenny Bruce's death, was aggravating. Most annoying: Patton Oswalt's comment that comics who said they found Mr. Bruce funny were lying. |
Lenny Bruce Would’ve Eaten Up ‘Sausage Party’: Peter Bart – Deadline
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Lenny Bruce Would've Eaten Up 'Sausage Party': Peter Bart
Deadline The opening of Rogen's newest iconoclastic foray happens to coincide this week with the 50th anniversary of Lenny Bruce's death and the re-publication of his brilliantly bizarre autobiography, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People. A generation ago … |
Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? – New York Times
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Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny?
New York Times Last week, on the 50th anniversary of Lenny Bruce's death, a small crowd gathered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to watch videos of his stand-up. Mr. Bruce appeared on a large screen and told jokes for … |