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Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' (1967)

Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' (1967)

Comedy Documentary
Release Date: 1967, March 19
Directors: John Magnuson
Countries: United States of America
Production: John Magnuson Associates, John Magnuson Associates
Cast: Lenny Bruce

Overview:

Iconoclast Lenny Bruce appears at San Francisco's Basin Street West in what was his next-to-last live appearance. His act that night consisted of reading allegations and transcripts from one of his several obscenity trials and then commenting on what he'd actually done or said. While there are some "bits" in the performance (including the prison riot with Dutch, the Warden, Father Flotski, and Sabu, the prison doctor), this is much more a social commentary on government intrusion and censorship than it is a comedy routine.