The Tragic Clowns: An Analysis of the Short Lives of John Belushi, Lenny Bruce, and Chris Farley. (Volume 1)
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
"It's almost surprising to think that people could still be shocked," director Barbara Damashek muses about reactions to Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig," which she has staged for Aurora Theatre. "It's not like Lenny Bruce. We're not shocked by language anymore. But...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Art Moore Pentagon Papers attorney takes case brought by CAIR Widely regarded as a "legendary" First Amendment advocate who has represented the likes of Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Andrei Sakharov, New York lawyer Martin Garbus has agreed to defend the co-author of "Muslim Mafia" and his son in a lawsuit brought by the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations....
Knowledge Workers (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
On one level the email staff memo republished by Bob Sutton on his excellent web site is funny. It sounds as if Fawlty Towers was run by someone with Lenny Bruce’s vocabulary. On the other level, it’s disturbing just how bad some managers can behave. And it must harm the business. Bob Sutton: Asshole Boss of the [...]
Book Soup Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
George Carlin passed away into the godless void last year. But, with Last Words, readers get another chance to peer into the life and mind of perhaps the best comic to have graced the stage. Carlin was, in many ways, the successor to Lenny Bruce (who considered him a protege of sorts). And the argument could be made that Carlin even surpassed his mentor through the sheer breadth of his intellect and...
COED Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Whether you are on the right or the left, you can't argue with George Carlin's humor. (Ok, if you are on the right, you probably have a harder time finding the humor.) But regardless of where you stand, George Carlin's incredibly successful comedy career spanned 50 yrs. He was the first host of SNL, he guest hosted for Carson, he was present at Lenny Bruce's arrest for obscenity, and went to jail for...
Schreiner's Media Landscape (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Lou Dobbs had a sort of Lenny Bruce quality about him, except he wasn’t funny or interesting. He always talked as if he was the leading misunderstood victim of the societal wrongs he endlessly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
enrevanche (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Aimee Mann Andrew Bird Ani DiFranco Art Tatum Avett Brothers The Beatles Bettye Lavette Big Joe Turner Big Star Bill Evans Bill Hicks Bill Monroe Bill Withers Billy Bragg Biz Markie Bo Diddley Bob Dylan Bobby Timmons Booker T Jones, with or without MG's British Sea Power Bruce Springsteen Buck Owens Bud Powell The Carter Family Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Chet Atkins Chet Baker Chic Coleman Hawkins...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Many of comedy's most looming figures were black or Jewish -- Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen come to mind. This distinction is not coincidental, but rather born from circumstance -- so said the three panelists of "Blacks, Jews and the Comedy of Subversion" on Saturday at the Chicago Humanities Festival.
Jesus' General (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Fred Kaplan 's 1959: The Year That Changed Everything (John Wiley and Sons $27.95) chronicles an extraordinary year. On January 1st, Fidel Castro's revolutionaries took power in Cuba. On January 4th Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan visited the United States. Fidel would do the same on April 15th, followed by Khrushchev on September 15th. On April 9th, Lenny Bruce appeared on television. On March...
The Phil Nugent Experience (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Halloween is past, Thanksgiving is three and a half weeks away, and the new cans of Coke in the bodega downstairs have pictures of Santa Claus on 'em. This time of year, I tend of get a little reflective. I remember somebody once linking to this site and writing that, while he liked it, he wasn't sure what "the purpose of this blog" is meant to be. I could sympathize, even as it occurred...
The Exploding Kinetoscope (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
NOTE: As always, please see A Serious Man before proceeding. "As long as I learn I will make mistakes What do I want? What do I need? Why do I want it? What's in it for me? It's the imagery of technology Is what you get is what you see Don't worry your mind When you give it your best One two one two this is just a test" - Beastie Boys, "Just a Test" A barrage of questions, then:...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Rare Lenny Bruce memorabilia will be going up for auction October 28th at the Laugh Factory on The Sunset Strip.More than 25 items from the late, legendary comedian's estate will be sold by his daughter Kitty Bruce to benefit Lenny's House, a non-profit recovery house for women healing from drug and alcohol addictions, named in Bruce's memory. The items include Bruce family photos, personal
jillypickle (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
My Aunt Anna (pronounced "Antana" -- all one word) had a cat named Bubbeleh. She was my paternal grandmother's sister. They were Italian-American, born and raised in upper Manhattan, what's now Spanish Harlem. They also loved rugelach, which, growing up, I just assumed was an Italian pastry since it was always served at family gatherings. These things now make sense to me after stumbling...
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Recommended What separates Jazz diehards from dilettantes, says jazz historian and journalist Will Friedwald, is whether you know the name Jackie Paris. It shouldn't be much of a challenge. In the 1950s, Jackie Paris was a fast-moving up-and-comer. Named best new male vocalist in 1953 by DownBeat 's Critics Poll, Paris toured with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, performed with Thelonious Monk,...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\, noun: Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13. Triskaidekaphobia is from Greek treiskaideka, triskaideka , thirteen (treis, three + kai, and + deka, ten) + phobos, fear. Some famous triskaidekaphobes: Napoleon Herbert Hoover Mark Twain Richard Wagner Franklin Roosevelt Facebook crush A crush on a FB friend is characterized by the unexplainable urge...
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