Lenny Bruce
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. Branded a "sick comic", Bruce was essentially blacklisted from television, and when he did appear these performances was facilitated by fans like Hugh Hefner and Steve Allen. In 1951, Bruce met Honey Harlow, a stripper from Manila, Arkansas. They were married that same year, and Bruce was determined she would end her work as a stripper. Throughout the final decade of his life, Bruce was beset by severe drug addiction.
The Last Laugh
as SelfFeature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to...
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Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended...
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for...
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as SelfA compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest...
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Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self (archive footage)The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand,...
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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
as Himself (archive footage)In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would...
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From Straight to Bizarre
as SelfDocumentary about the rise and fall of Frank Zappa's record labels, Bizarre and Straight which...
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Looking for Lenny
as Self (archive footage)In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear...
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Dance Hall Racket
as VincentA gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid...
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Thank You Mask Man
as The Lone Ranger / Various (voice)This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks up with...
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Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
as Himself (archival footage)Lenny Bruce's depiction on film did not start or end with Bob Fosse's Lenny (1974). Through...
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Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Himself (archive footage)The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative...
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Dream Follies
as Willie / The Foreign ChefA group of male office workers, bored with their daily routine, decide to stop in at the local...
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Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce'
as HimselfIconoclast Lenny Bruce appears at San Francisco's Basin Street West in what was his next-to-last...
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