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Lenny Bruce was a controversial stand-up comedian and social critic. Active from the late 40s through the mid 60s, it's his 60s stuff that made him (in)famous. During this era, clean-cut, family-friendly comedy was the norm. Lenny's stand-up was confrontational, profane, unforgiving and uncompromising and paved the way for modern comedy. Bruce was an influence on [[George Carlin|some]] [[Richard Pryor|other]] [[Bill Hicks|specific]] comedians. He wrote an autobiography that was serialized in [[Playboy]] called How to Talk Dirty and Influence People.

On a side note, he once impersonated a priest and jumped out of a two-story window while high. Awesome.

 

* [[Anti-Love Song]]: "All Alone" has heavy elements of this.

* [[Author Filibuster]] In his later years, he often spent several minutes on-stage telling stories and making pointed observations without telling a single joke.

* [[Fridge Logic]]: "I like what they do with homosexuals. Throw them in a big room together."

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: He had his darker side. His outside.

* [[Religion of Evil]]: Bruce's opinion on all religions in general. Many cite his vocal expression of this opinion on stage as the reason why [[The Man]] targeted him.

* [[Rule of Funny]]: Though he dropped this as he got deeper and deeper into his troubles.

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