lenny bruce

     

In 1999 comic Eddie Izzard portrayed this comic in a London production of "Lenny"

Trivia about lenny bruce

  • Be cool, man! He's the hip '60s comedian being searched here by a cop
  • This controversial comedian who died young received a 4-month stretch after his 1964 obscenity trial
  • "Lenny"
  • This comic was silenced by obscenity charges in the '60s; in 2003 Gov. Pataki gave him a posthumous pardon
  • Nightclub comic played by Dustin Hoffman in a 1974 biopic
  • 1974:"Lenny"
  • In a 1999 TV movie Pauly brought to life this controversial 1960s comedian
  • In 2003, 37 years after his death, this comedian was pardoned by N.Y.'s governor for a 1964 obscenity conviction
  • Dustin Hoffman starred as this controversial entertainer in a 1974 biopic
  • In a self-fulfilling prophesy about his drug habit, this comedian said "I'll die young, but it's like kissing God"
  • An overdose killed this controversial standup comic in Hollywood in 1966