Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce vs. Lenny Bruce: The Real and the Imagined
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Lenny Bruce vs. Lenny Bruce: The Real and the Imagined

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 / 28 August 2023

There are two Lenny Bruces: 1. the real-life subject of thoughtful documentaries and biographies, and 2. the TV/movie hip mentor and accidental deity.

As a Way of Being in the World, to Be Cool Is to Be a Fascinating Asshole
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As a Way of Being in the World, to Be Cool Is to Be a Fascinating Asshole

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 / 23 June 2017
Cool seems to be a phenomenon located mainly between the end of Hitler’s war and the beginning of Kurt Cobain’s band.
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A 50th Anniversary Reflection on Lenny Bruce’s Brilliance

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 / 10 October 2016
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Can I Say That? Stand-Up Comedy in the Age of Political Correctness

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 / 15 June 2015
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The Commandments of Lenny Bruce

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 / 24 October 2014
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Lenny’s Scuffles

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 / 17 June 2013
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: Bill Hicks and Bill Maher

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 / 2 August 2012
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: George Carlin and Richard Pryor

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 / 10 May 2012
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce

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 / 19 January 2012
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Humor vs. Religion: An Unholy War. Part Two: Dispatches From the Front Lines

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 / 7 November 2011
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Humor vs. Religion: An Unholy War, Part One

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 / 1 September 2011
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Obscene: A Biography of the Life and Career of Renowned Publisher Barney Rosset

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 / 12 March 2009