Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce · Arts & Literature
Groundbreaking free-speech stand-up comedian
1925, Mineola, New York, United States — 1966, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Lenny Bruce is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Groundbreaking free-speech stand-up comedian
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian whose satirical, taboo-breaking routines and obscenity trials made him a landmark figure in free-speech history. Born Leonard Alfred Schneider into a Jewish family in Mineola, New York, Jewish identity and language ran through his comedy.
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Groundbreaking free-speech stand-up comedian
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