Lenny Bruce is a legend. A standup comedian in the 50s and 60s, he confronted the stablishment with his direct, harsh, uncensored language. Because of that, he had many troubles with the law, that made him appear before court several times. A true pioneer of the genre.
From the Spotify bio:
Bruce changed the whole ball game: no longer would comics have to come out in a cute little suit and tell cute little mother-in-law jokes or feel like they were “working dirty” if they talked openly about sex and other taboo subjects. The shoot-from-the-hip and tell-the-truth work of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Richard Lewis, and myriad other modern-day comics could never have existed without Bruce first storming the citadel and tearing down the conventional walls of comedy presentation back in the 1950s. He was the original rebel in this marvelous amalgam he invented…
Related links:
- Lenny Bruce Official Website
- Lenny Bruce Bio in Wikipedia
) and it reflected on many of his jokes. Just listen and laugh, please.
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