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  1. Jun 21, 2024 · Lenny Bruce (born October 13, 1925, Mineola, New York, U.S.—died August 3, 1966, Hollywood, California) was an American stand-up comic and social satirist during the 1950s and early ’60s.

  2. Jun 13, 2024 · This story has been recounted by everyone from Marc Maron, to former Howard Stern sidekick Jackie Martling, to whoever runs LennyBruce.org, the “official website of Lenny Bruce.” But is it actually true?

  3. Jun 13, 2024 · One curious tale from the history of stand-up comedy — that in no way involves Milton Berle’s prodigious johnson — is the story of how Lenny Bruce responded to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As legend would have it, Bruce performed a scheduled stand-up set on November 22, 1963, mere hours after JFK was fatally shot in ...

  4. Jun 18, 2024 · Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had. That line “where every victory hurts” tells us what this is about – but then it is followed by probably one of the most powerful lines in the whole of Bob Dylan’s songwriting: “he was the brother that you never had”. So let’s turn to the two arrangements of the ...

  5. Jun 13, 2024 · Dive into the day Lenny Bruce got arrested for obscenity in 1961. A pivotal moment in comedy that pushed boundaries and challenged norms. #ComedyHistory #Len...

  6. 1 day ago · That same month, Chappelle recorded his second comedy special, this time airing on Showtime, Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth, at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium, where Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Robin Williams had performed.

  7. Jun 16, 2024 · Lenny. Bruce. The figure that appears, takes the microphone like he is being handed off a bomb by a nervous nineteen year old kid on his first day down the Mee Kong Delta. For a moment, to Mrs. Schechtner it looks almost as if some strange bird has settled on Lenny, just landed on his shoulders and made him stoop a little.