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Herald & Review Almanac for Aug. 3
Herald & Review In 1966, comedian Lenny Bruce, whose raunchy brand of satire and dark humor landed him in trouble with the law, was found dead in his Los Angeles home; he was 40. In 1972, the U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the United … |
No joke: 10 photos inside New York’s new National Comedy Center – WGRZ.com
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No joke: 10 photos inside New York's new National Comedy Center
WGRZ.com ALBANY — Have you heard the one about what's happening in Jamestown? The National Comedy Center in western New York opened Wednesday, making it the country's first museum and interactive institution dedicated to comedy. The project has been … See famous comedy props and costumes on display at the new National Comedy Center National Comedy Center to celebrate grand opening week with all-star events A $50 Million Museum Dedicated to Comedy Just Opened in Lucille Ball's Hometown |
The National Comedy Center Has Its Grand Opening In Jamestown, New York This Week – Forbes
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The National Comedy Center Has Its Grand Opening In Jamestown, New York This Week
Forbes … Trevor Noah, W. Kamau Bell, Brian Regan, Kevin James, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Robert Klein, David Steinberg, Martin Short, Joy Behar and the Smothers Brothers, as well as the families of Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Harold Ramis and George Carlin. Serious about laughter, National Comedy Center ready to open |
“I’m not sick. The world is sick & I’m the surgeon with the scalpel for false values.” – Meet comedian Lenny Bruce’s … – The 405
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"I'm not sick. The world is sick & I'm the surgeon with the scalpel for false values." – Meet comedian Lenny Bruce's …
The 405 Lenny Bruce: comedian, scathingly sharp social satirist, oppressed by meddling moralists and busybody bureaucrats who sought to use the law and circumvent the First Amendment to shut him up. Yet, he was far from one to roll over on anything. 52 years … |
National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, gets the last laugh with engaging, entertaining museum: Preview – cleveland.com
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National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, gets the last laugh with engaging, entertaining museum: Preview
cleveland.com Other comedians featured here: Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce, who was jailed for four months in 1964 after a performance in New York City. Among the items on display: Bruce's trench coat, which he famously wore on stage after he started to get arrested … |
BWW Review: RAUNCHY LITTLE MUSICAL at Landmark On Main Street – Broadway World
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BWW Review: RAUNCHY LITTLE MUSICAL at Landmark On Main Street
Broadway World In an age where men were the kings of comedy, Belle conquered show business and made a name for herself as the female Lenny Bruce telling bawdy jokes. Despite failed marriages, the lack of support from her mother, and getting fined and arrested for her … |
Of Course Donald Trump’s All-Caps Iran Tweet Has Become A Mocking Meme – HuffPost
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Of Course Donald Trump's All-Caps Iran Tweet Has Become A Mocking Meme
HuffPost To Iranian President Rouhani: THAT'S GREAT IT STARTS WITH AN EARTHQUAKE BIRDS AND SNAKES AN AIRPLANE LENNY BRUCE IS NOT AFRAID EYE OF A HURRICANE LISTEN TO YOURSELF CHURN. — David Shucosky (@ColHapablap) July 23 … |
This Museum Takes Jokes Seriously – Wall Street Journal
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This Museum Takes Jokes Seriously
Wall Street Journal He told me to get off his couch.”) Also on display are Lenny Bruce's black trench coat, a frilly Phyllis Diller dress and Johnny Carson's monologues with scribbled revisions. But the rooms are relatively light on artifacts and heavy on audience … |
KING OF CUBA A Play By Cristina García Opens Tonight – Broadway World
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KING OF CUBA A Play By Cristina García Opens Tonight
Broadway World Marga Gomez is transcending her usual solo-comic boundaries ("She's like a lesbian Lenny Bruce,"-Robin Williams) to portray El Comandante, a gender-bending, satirical homage to Fidel Castro. Throughout the play, the virtuoso drumming of Carlos Caro … |
‘SNL’ vets Lovitz, Hammond, Kattan and Mitchell at Mohegan Sun Saturday – CT Post
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'SNL' vets Lovitz, Hammond, Kattan and Mitchell at Mohegan Sun Saturday
CT Post In college at the University of California Irvine, he was a drama major but he lived in the fine-arts dorm where he would do Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce's routines. So he thought about standup back then but a workshop instructor said, “They're not … |