He does a bit about "chick singers", a bit about how its a myth that agents can make your career, talks of his recent obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. A new set begins. He gives a rundown of persecuted groups, does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. He says men will have sex with anything. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Although fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, the focus is primarily on Francks. He reads from a negative review by Army Archerd of his performance at The Interlude, a Los Angeles club, in which patrons of the club are called limp-wristers. Bruce does his Lie Detector bit. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most controversial comedian of all time. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Bruce performs various bits and speaks of: J.J. Johnson, the magazine Downbeat, Copacabana owner Jules Podell, Mafia-connected club owners, his manager Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, Burt Boyar, How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, Sophie Tucker, Ted Shapiro, Bill Stern, the Paramount in Brooklyn, Miles Davis, Leopold and Loeb, Don Winslow, scenario of a Jewish boy visiting home from military school, George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. The set is in progress as the tape begins. Home; Biography; Videos; Donate; Shop; Cart; The Shop. Bruce does a bit about how his generation of men is terrified of being considered a faggot. He relates his surprise, when at Phil Spectors jamboree rock concert, at seeing 10-year-old kids out without their parents. Bruce suggested Mrs. Kennedy wasnt trying to get help for the president in the photo, but instead was running to save her own life. He does his bits Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers and Barney & the Hecklers, then talks about homosexuals on trial in Miami. He reads from a letter to Steve Allen, riffs on the Adam and Eve story and tells Gleason not to give anything to Max Weiss. While Breau and Francks had worked together over the previous month, Henstridge literally had only about an hour of rehearsal with the others prior to the making of this recording, though the trio's emphasis was more on spontaneity than set arrangements. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. He lists his favorite painters, says he writes columns for Rogue magazine and The Realist, and lists magazines he reads and books hes read recently. However, in 1961 Lenny Bruces career began to unravel, when he was arrested in San Francisco for violating state obscenity laws. Let me tell you the truth. In fact, this bit might be riskier today than it was in the 1960s. He cautions that jazz is getting too much of a snob appeal. The recorder is shut off, then turned on again and Ginsberg identifies the time and date of the conversation at the embattled, barbed wire household of Lenny Bruce.. Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. The fifth clip is the bit Chick Singer with a Gimmick. He does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. He doesnt like double-entendre comics like Belle Barth, and to prove it says an obscenity straightforward. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. He talks about Hugh Hefners intentions with Playboy. This collection contains sixty-five recordings on reel-to-reel audio and compact cassette tapes, all of which have been restored and digitized thanks to a grant from The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program. He comments on contemporaries Mort Sahl and Bob Newhart and does his bit Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. Arrested and put on trial numerous times, Bruce came to symbolize the debate between free speech versus offensive material. Bruce continues the bit Divorce & Motels, inserting a comment about his difficulties acting like a father to his daughter. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. The set is in progress. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. Bruce is in the midst of recounting the incident for which he was accused of assault and battery on a TV cameraman in Los Angeles. Therecording ends abruptly. He ends with joking comments, reading from a law book about regulations regarding kosher meat, and then about a law against aiding a suicide. He discusses aspects of his trials. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. We are nothing at all. Schwartz tells Bruce about his meeting with New York City License Inspector Herbert S. Ruhe. He starts to do his bit about a sea monster at Coney Island whos handled by an agent; the bit is known as The Monster or Heshie the Monster, but some people in the audience wont stop talking. The full recordings are available at Brandeis Universitys Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. Bruce recounts how he got the label sick comic. He talks about the cover of his album The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce and says he has a new album (I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me, which was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960). He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. Bruce asks the lighting man to turn out all the lights, and says its fun in the dark when were together, but not alone. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. Ultimately, its more of a spiritual and philosophical outlook approach that would be required to try and understand within yourself and truly trying to understand the perspective of the person using offending word(s)- Why did I find this offensive? He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Dick Gregory and Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Schmuck, Flashers, Custody/Get Even and Deny It, and The Reason We Left England. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. He was walking on to that stage, knowing that his shocking four letter word could land him behind bars the moment he walked off stage. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. He talks about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. (Note: some clips contain profanity or other language that may not be appropriate for listening at work, around children, or near anyone with delicate sensibilities. A new set starts. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. In these voices he makes reference to beatniks on the Sunset Strip, a used car salesman who has a dog on the hood of a car in commercials (most likely Chick Lambert), a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. According to The JC, his body was found in his bathroom with a syringe in his arm. He works the bit I Picked the Wrong God into his remarks about the trial and mentions Leopold and Loeb. John L. White, who made the arrest and Robert Coogan, Jr., who owned the Grand Prix Hobby Shop and sold drugs there. But it comes down to society and yourself as an individual to take that powerful word that is currently suppressed, and change it so that it becomes normalised, just like the word shit. Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. He does Lima, Ohio, discusses his arrest for obscenity in Los Angeles, does his bit Schmuck. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. He criticizes Chicago columnist Paul Molloy for being sanctimonious. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. Talks about Elizabeth Taylor, a picture of Fidel Castro and Vice-President Richard Nixon in the New York Times; about going on the Steve Allen show, integration, religious leaders, civil rights, capital punishment. He then does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? [2] Description Bruce notes the set is being recorded by Max Weiss of Fantasy Records, and starts repeating a phrase so that the tape editor will be confused. However, the appeal was never completed. He does Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It. Bruce answers some questions seriously and also does shtik. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. In the '90's things were changed from comedy to music. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. Back in California, Bruce was again arrested, as well as ordered to go into rehab for drug addiction. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass, then Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Doing It Is Dirty and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. He reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year. He mentions Judge Clayton Horn from his second San Francisco obscenity trial and Judge John Murtagh from his current New York trial (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. At the end of his act, Bruce exasperates that the suppression of the word came from the power that people gave to the word. He reacts to people in the balcony who yell for him to speak louder. The last section is a series of commercials, and possibly outtakes from commercials, for the Los Angeles mens clothing store Zeidler and Zeidler. Lenny Bruce F**K Quote Shirt . Bruce talks about who gets to judge, and does a riff on Sophie Tucker as a scolding mother. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes. Lenny Bruce - The Legendary Lenny Bruce The Famous 1961 Performance Live From The Curran Theater In San Francisco More images Tracklist Notes Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre" Murray Hill re-issue produced by arrangement with Fantasy Records. The series correspondence, writings and transcripts, and news clippings and articles also have materials pertaining to Lenny Bruce previously gathered by a close friend named Ralph J. Gleason, who was a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later, the founding editor for Rolling Stone Magazine. Bruce talks about the early years of his career, differences between audiences and regions, and television. He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. He does his bits Custody/Get Even, and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. The recording ends abruptly. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. He went on to influence future comedians such as; Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Marc Maron, Louis C.K, Richard Pryor, the list goes on. Goyish. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most. Since a tape of the performance was played at the trial, its in the public record and he plans to release it as an album, but with a warning that whoever sells it may be subject to the obscenity laws of his locality. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. Performance by Lenny Bruce. Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone, speaks in Spanish, does a riff on a radio talk show called Nightline, does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict, girlfriend Maury Haydn (Lotus Weinstock), beatniks, a used car salesman, a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. First part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. The next section is a performance from 1964. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. More detailed information on the Lenny Bruce collection audio files can be found here: Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. Bruce says he is in Saranac, New York, convalescing (from pleurisy). He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. This didnt phase him. Levy introduces Inspector Vicviolo, head of the District Attorney squad. Bruce tries to argue about the intricacies of obscenity law with Levy, but Levy will not engage and says that it will be their judgment that counts as to whether Bruces act violates the law. http://kully.tv. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. There is an unknown third man present who makes a comment and asks some questions. Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. Bruce does some bits about air travel. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality and refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. The second set begins. In March 1964, Steve Allen invited Lenny Bruce to make his 3rd appearance on his show. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. Words may stay the same, context is always going through evolution. Bruce holds up a mens magazine (Rogue), does his bits on King Kong, Entrapment by Cops, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Adolf Eichmann, Infidelity and How to Relax Your ColoredFriends at Parties. He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. Best Known For: Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. morgans funny here's a ten minute set from my last time up at the Purple Onion.I love that venue, it has such history. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. The defense brought in media critics, psychiatrists, and religious figures that supported Bruces right to speak. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. Final show at The Purple Onion in San Francisco on 9/24/12Event Producer: Dan DionVideo Producer: A.D. Liano & Frazer BradshawThe famed San Francisco comedy . The Purple Onion is another great release from Art of Life. 1960s greenwich village city street scene group of young adults walking along past the purple onion a famous go-go bar nyc usa - r20867 har001 hars copy space full-length ladies persons village go united states of america males pedestrians entertainment b&w north america freedom north american wide angle temptation dreams purple leisure onion along choice exterior famous recreation gotham . I Picked the Wrong God, speaks of Leopold and Loeb. And nobody paid a higher price for alleged obscenity crimes. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bruce is introduced by booker Don Friedman. He does Marijuana, Guys Can Detach, Bestiality, and the recording ends during the bit Chicken. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Bendich called Bruces biting political and sexual humor the latest in a long line of social satire, going back to literary greats such as Jonathan Swift. Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties (1961) Reelblack One 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 165K views 4 years ago Classic comedy bit from controversial satirist. He notes that because the charge was contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, since a minor was present at the show, he has lost bookings in New York. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. Bruce continues his Norman Thomas bit with a rundown of persecuted groups: the Irish, the Filipinos and midgets. He does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. Brandeis University These recordings are from the personal collection of the Bruce family and some of this material has been previously released in edited form. He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. Immediately, Bruce defused the stigma and obscenity of the word shit, and transferred it to another harmless four letter word beginning with an S and ending with a T. For example, the word nigger, represents a time of slavery, extreme racism and social injustice at a basic human rights level. Lenny Bruce Robert Pinsky I saw him in San Francisco at the Purple Onion When I was still at Stanford, a Teaching Assistant Getting the "Ode to a Nightingale" by heart. (1) Bruce continues the bit Flashers, then does Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. Jimmy Hoffa, Jewish bigotry, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Transvestites Posing as Police, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars and Bad Toilet Training, Australia, Thank You Masked Man, Ivan Bunny, Bobby Kennedy. He inserts his bit I Picked the Wrong God. Then, as is the case today, you had to network, deal with the power-brokers, hold meaningless jobs and share . Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. Language. "She was the most diverse and tolerant woman I've ever . A collection of handpicked publications about movies, the film industry and fan art. He explained that Bruce is not a comedian who just told dirty and foul jokes, but instead; He deals with [the] subject matter which many people consider off limits. As comedy relief, Bruce tells an anecdote, using a W.C. Fields voice, about the judge. In the early 1960s, the raunchy comedian was at the height of his career. He talks about an article attorney Melvin Belli wrote for Fact magazine and segues into his bit about Jack Ruby (for whom Belli served as defense attorney). He mentions a practice from the time of Christs crucifixion. Bruce blames the Maryland Hotel cleaning service for the fact that hes wearing a raincoat. In the words of Professor Lou Gottlieb of the Purple Onion, himself no slight satirist of our cultural mores, "Lenny Bruce is a verbal Hieronymus Bosch." For the jazz fan there is the same. Other Versions (5 of 9) View All Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and actor. Menu. Conspiracy to interfere with the fourth amendment const Lenny Bruce. He mentions Judge Clayton Horn from his second San Francisco obscenity trial and Judge John Murtagh from his current New York trial (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Bruce believes he was framed. Throughout his career Lenny Bruce said whatever he wanted on stage. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. He expresses frustration with the police. (1) Bruce does the bit Flashers, then Snot. His performance at Carnegie Hall took place two years before his 3rd appearance on The Steve Allen Show. Bruce riffs about razor blades, his recent legal troubles, obscenity, how he got in trouble for part of his bit The Reason We Left England, the difference in the secular and the Catholic definitions of obscenity. Why did they choose that word?. He discusses how he develops material for his act, and how spontaneity figures in. Race. He does his bit of George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. A large portion of the collection is photographs of Lenny Bruce, Honey Bruce (his wife), Kitty Bruce (his daughter), Sally Marr (his mother) and Myron Schneider (his father), among others. The man brought a civil suit against him. Bruce notes that there had been no complaints from patrons. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. It was recorded and said to be one of the greatest performances made in the venues history. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). He relates the details of his arrest on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles, the trial, his "Department 95" hearing to determine whether he was a narcotics addict, and the subsequent criminal behavior of the arresting officer. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. He then interacts with the audience. Bruce then makes his own comments about what is in the letter. He flips through a magazine with stories about celebrities and lady-kinda ads. He reads the ad for the Mark Eden Method Bust Developer. Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. The third clip is his bit on a Jewish mother in Miami whos the only one who doesnt know her son is gay. The tenth clip is truncated, ending during the bit. The recording starts with the show in progress. He goes on to talk about prejudices about British accents vs. Southern accents, and does his bit on obscenity law. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. He challenged the status quo, the hypocrisy and corruption of his own government. Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre". Via a dramatization of how his father used to hit him, he says he became acutely attuned to his fathers moods, and this in turn made him very sensitive to the moods of audience members (I know when youre bugged, I know when Im boring, I know when Im offensive). He does the bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The file ends during the bit Las Vegas Tits & Ass. In the first section, Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone. The prosecution used the testimony and notes of the city license inspector, as well as from police officers who attended some of Bruces other performances. Allen urged any viewer who found themselves to be easily offended or didnt want to be shocked, to go away and do something else which didnt involve them watching his show for the next 10 minutes. Guitarist Lenny Breau, vocalist/comedian Don Francks, and bassist Eon Henstridge were a brand new trio (later calling themselves Three) when they were recorded in 1961 at the Purple Onion, a Toronto nightclub. Lenny had proven his point words are only offensive because society allows that particular word to be offensive. He talks about Chicago columnist Paul Molloy, does Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, History of Obscenity, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Clap, Father Flotsky, Chicago Corruption, Shelley Berman and Chicago Shtarkers, Barney & the Hecklers, Italians Were the Enemy, Adolf Eichmann, and Communism & the Phone Company. He talks about mixed race marriages which at the time was illegal due to many states passing anti-miscegenation statute, in previous decades and it was only until the case for Loving vs Virginia was presented to the supreme court that on June 12th 1967, two months after it was presented and argued, the supreme court ruled Virginias anti-miscegenation as unconstitutional of the 14th amendments Equal Protection Clause. Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. He does the bit Chicks Are Boss. One of the charges against him was saying "shmuck." The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. August 5, 2016. Joey's Solo (Feat. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Drummer Buddy Rich, and singer Eileen Barton are in the audience. Even up to his last moments, Bruce never backed down from fighting for what he believed in. Below is a famous segment that was recorded in an underground bar, Bruce performs his Are there any niggers here tonight? skit. Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. He mentions the club owner Benny (Ben I. Shapiro) and does Santa Claus interviewed by Edward R. Murrow. He comments on audience members walking out. 1961 October 4 Lenny Bruce, Pioneering Comedian, Arrested for Obscenity in San Francisco Comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on this day at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco on obscenity charges for saying the word "cocksucker." Its deep within yourself who is offended by that particular word, not the word itself. Lenny Bruce was way ahead of his time. Bruce does some bits about air travel. It contains the routines Jackie Kennedy Hauled Ass, To Come: The Verb Instransitive and Deny It. Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. He explains again that words are only offensive because society makes it that way, and it shouldnt be the case at all. To set up an appointment, please contact us here: ascdepartment@brandeis.edu. When I heard them use the word, I took it in a light hearted way and asked Whoa!
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