The cultural and comic legacy of Lenny Bruce
The thread of Lenny Bruce runs through not only the history of stand-up comedy, but through American culture, as well. To his friends and fellow comedians in the 1960s, he was a talented, funny guy on the road to self-destruction. To those who came after his death, he was an icon, the man who invented stand-up comedy as it came ... (Full Article: 505 Words)
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