Bruce himself, born on Long Island in 1925, was also a product of the movies. His early dream was to be a director, and onstage he was a one-man cartoon, doing all the voices and poses of movie ...

Lenny Bruce was not only one of the great standup storytellers, ... to caricature and miss the true intonations of a once-living spirit. Then there's casting: ...

It was reported today that administrators at Brandeis University have canceled an upcoming play about controversial comedian Lenny Bruce following vocal student and faculty outrage surrounding the ...

Ronnie Marmo stars in the 90-minute solo piece directed by Chicago native Joe Mantegna and produced in partnership with Lenny’s daughter Kitty Bruce.

In real life, Lenny Bruce struggled with drug use, leading to his untimely death in 1966. In the show, it isn’t until the season 4 finale that this issue is ever addressed.

It profiles rebel comedians of the 1950's and 1960's like Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Shelley Berman and Phyllis Diller. Juxtaposed to the material of today's comedians, their acts feel a bit old ...