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5 sie 2016 · Judaism. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the country’s 36th president. “To is a Preposition, Come is a Verb” One of Bruce’s signature routines. A bravura performance of...
Discover Lenny Bruce famous and rare quotes. Share funny quotes by Lenny Bruce and quotations about lying and comedy. "The American Constitution was not written to protect..."
Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) is something of a patron saint–make that rebbe–to American Jewish comedians. He’s a hero and martyr to the cause. Born Leonard Alfred Schneider, he was imprisoned on obscenity charges, but refused to censor his act.
1 gru 2016 · The jokes are mostly very funny. The focus on meaning is mostly a little fuzzy. Krasny praises the generations of Jews who have found humor in suffering, showing “a dogged resilience in the...
1 sie 2016 · Lenny Bruce, one of the funniest and most controversial comics ever, died 50 years ago in August, 1966. We explore his comic and Jewish legacy.
If Lenny Bruce were alive today, what would he make of the vulgar language, explicit sexuality and ethnic jokes that are the stock in trade of so many popular comics? How would he respond to what some observers perceive as escalating checks on freedom of speech under the guise of “political correctness,” particularly on college campuses?
Jewish descent who have excelled in American culture since Bruce's time have been able to be as Jewish in public as they wish, but they have often defined their Jewishness against a history of suffering and through the mock desecration of Christianity's symbols and rituals. Jewish humor
