A community dedicated to those who are passionate about film. Bruce does his bit about Obscenity Law and discusses obscenity. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. The recording ends abruptly. (2) 15-minute section of a Gate of Horn show on December 9, 1962. The Purple Onion is a nightclub in San Francisco, opened in 1952. 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. Conversation between Lenny Bruce and his mother, comic Sally Marr, with some guests, including Frankie Man (real name Frank Schneider). At The Purple Onion Lenny Breau, Don Francks & Eon Henstridge 10 SONGS 1 HOUR AND 7 MINUTES NOV 16 2004 Play Purchase Options 1 Introduction 02:29 2 A New Electric Chair 03:14 3 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 05:27 4 The Newspaper Song 09:17 5 Gum Addiction 04:09 6 Tea For Two 13:18 7 A Gentile Sings The Blues 21:04 8 Work Song (Feat. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. (3) The set is in progress. who was involved with narcotics. Bruce talks about his obscenity case, his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. He says he shouldnt talk politics because thats the domain of Mort Sahl and Phyllis Kirk, the Vic and Sade of show business. The next section begins as the set is in progress, with Bruce imagining that Pope Pius XII would sneak in one night to see him. A lawyer that advocated for First Amendment freedom of speech rights, Albert Bendich, represented Bruce in court. Class. Begins with the final 16 minutes of the show on December 4, 1962, known as The Bust Show (it was the midnight performance, therefore technically during the early hours of December 5). The tape ends during an exchange between Bruce and Gate of Horn owner Alan Ribback about Jackie Mason having just criticized censorship (this was witnessed by Ribback, but its unknown whether it was live or on television or radio). He does Flashers, then Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. Politics. A lady cant go through a plate-glass window and go to bed with you five seconds later. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. Bruce himself became ill during the trial, which was forced to adjourn while he recovered in hospital. He gives a rundown of persecuted groups, does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. The fifth clip is the bit Chick Singer with a Gimmick. He discusses the way violence in Psycho is accepted but not sex in movies, and how this attitude of silencing talk about sex can end in tragedy. 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 mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 August 3, 1966), better known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, author, and social critic, whose corrosive and transgressive satire as well as his boldness in pushing the envelope of the laws of obscenity have made him an iconic figure in American culture. In 2014, Brandeis University acquired the Lenny Bruce collection from his daughter, Kitty Bruce, with a generous grant from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. (1) Final 16 minutes of the show on the night of December 4-5, 1962, known as The Bust Show (midnight performance). The file ends during the bit. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. He talks about how the Yiddish approach to language is different. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. One of the charges against him was saying "shmuck." Material in this collection (including the images and audio on this site) may be protected by copyright and other rights. Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. (1) Bruce does the bit Flashers, then Snot. 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. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass. He was 40 years old. The Air Force is JewishKool Aid? He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. Dictated on June 28, 1965 over the phone to an unnamed secretary for John Magnuson at Imagination Inc. in San Francisco (Magnuson produced The Lenny Bruce Performance Film and the animated Thank You Mask Man). Bruce talks about undetected perverts, generational differences in sexual practice, and does his bit Chick Singer With a Gimmick. Bruce does some bits about air travel. I know words have power. He comments on audience members walking out. Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. 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. The recording ends abruptly. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. In Which The Artist Discusses Critics, Definitions, His San Francisco Bust, Courts, Juries, Side 1: Critics, Definitions, His San Francisco Bust, Courts, Juries, Cops, His Philadelphia Bust, Corruption, Obscenity, Defines Jewish And Goyishe, Side 6: The Eichmann Theme, The Thomas Merton Poem, Christ And Moses, The Legalization Of Pot, Hillbillies, Judy Garland's Farewell, Side 2: 'The Lie', His Courtroom Fantasy, George Shearing And Guide Dogs For The Blind, Tropic Of Cancer, Cops And Bad Toilet Training, The Philadelphia Hotel, Side 5: Fantasy With The Judge, Las Vegas, The Paradox Of Obscenity, Tits And Ass, Nuns, Paul Robeson And Adolph Eichmann, Side 3: Ride To Jail In Philadelphia, Jails In General, The Philadelphia Lower Courts, Side 4: The Shirley Beck Letters, Blue Suits, Bobby Kennedy, Russians, Integration, Juries, Humour. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. John L. White, who made the arrest and Robert Coogan, Jr., who owned the Grand Prix Hobby Shop and sold drugs there. Although. He mentions the comic Bill Dana and the San Francisco club the hungry i. 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). But this isn't. At the time of recording the episode, he was restricted by the authorities for using obscene language during his acts. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. A new set begins. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. He talks about when Norman words took over for Anglo-Saxon ones, providing euphemisms (such as mutton for the meat of sheep). The singer tells a joke between songs, and for an instant it is 1961. Before introducing him on stage, Allen spent four minutes explaining and warning his viewers on what they were about to witness on his show. Brandeis University 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. The fourth clip is about a bordello in Europe at which the whores and customers dress in costumes. ), Frank Hogan. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes and riffs on the TV series The Millionaire. He speaks fondly of an Atwater-Kent radio he had, and sings the theme song from the Uncle Don Show from Detroit. He reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year. Astrological Sign: Libra Death Year: 1966 Death. But for all their obscurity, nothing gets done in Congress without these aides. However, the appeal was never completed. On that day, Lenny Bruce was making his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall, a sold out performance. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. He does the bits Jewish vs. Goyishe and (Chicago columnist) Paul Molloy & Christianity. He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. He does Thank You Masked Man, We Killed Christ and Christ & Moses. Bruce discusses the Maryland Hotel cleaning service, the Captain Howdy Show, and singer Gary Crosby. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. The last three tracks feature tap dancer and singer Joey Hollingsworth with Lenny Breau as his sole accompanist. This may be the third set of the night. The writings and transcripts offer transcripts of his performances as well as showcase screenplays he had written as well as ones written about him. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. What is possibly a different set has Bruce doing bit with Santa Claus as the subject of Edward R. Murrows show Person to Person. A third section begins. He does Religions, Inc., and starts Father Flotsky. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. The first seven clips are variations on his routine on marijuana. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. The skit can also be seen in the movie Lenny, performed by Dustin Hoffman who portrays Bruce. He does Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, History of Obscenity, Transvestites Posing as Policemen, Never Cop to It, Lie Detector, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Italians Were the Enemy and Gypsies, He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, The Clap, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Lie Detector, Thank You Masked Man, and Dykes and Flashers. He talks about the fallout from a joke about Cardinal Spellman, then does The Postman. Tending bar at the Mudd Club never promised visibility. He works the bit I Picked the Wrong God into his remarks about the trial and mentions Leopold and Loeb. 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. The recording ends abruptly before the end of the set. Names mentioned include Tony Viscarra, the friend who was with Bruce at the time of the arrest, police Sgt. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. He reiterates what Allen stated, that his current litigation was surrounded by a four letter word that started with an S and ended with a T. He goes on to talk about prejudices about British accents vs. Southern accents, and does his bit on obscenity law. Showing all 3 results. Bruce speaks about and reads from documents associated with his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco, including Bruce's own letter to Judge Clayton Horn and tells how it resulted in his being charged with contempt of court. He performs the bit How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, then talks about Hugh Hefner's strategy in putting out Playboy. Let me tell you the truth. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. From Indecency, he goes into the bits Custody/Get Even and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Upon returning to stand-up comedy, things got worse for Lenny Bruce over the next two years. Bruces grave at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. He refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. He does Doing It Is Filthy. Summary []. One of Bruces signature routines. He does some of his bit on Leopold and Loeb, then interacts with the audience. The man brought a civil suit against him. He mentions his arrests for giving obscene performances in Beverly Hills, and says we should keep prayer in the schools because we need to understand people who have religious training. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. Could he really be that bad?! As Bruce gained fame and popularity, he moved on from doing stand-up comedy at small strip clubs to performing in larger mainstream halls. He does his bits Custody/Get Even, and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. He mentions anti-integrationists Ross Barnet and General Edwin A. Walker and wonders what Christ would think about them. The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. He does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. Bruce discusses women's breasts, lipstick and powder, dating advice, does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach, Custody/Get Even, Divorce, Deny It, and a bit about Alaska. Opened in 1952, the Purple Onion ran for roughly 60 years before closing its doors in 2012. This show is known as The Bust Show. Scary goyish.. He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son. He talks about food that used to be good for you but is now bad for you, pill addicts, and homosexuals on trial in Miami. The first clip begins as the set is in progress, with Bruce imagining that Pope Pius XII would sneak in one night to see him. Among the items recorded by the inspector was Bruce describing the famous Jacqueline Kennedy photo of her crawling on to the trunk of the car after her husband had been shot. On Capitol Hill, there are 20,000 mostly young men and women who have tremendous influence but are rarely seen, they work in the background, without recognition and often for long hours with low pay. 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. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. Francks takes the same approach to "Tea for Two," slipping in and out of "Black Coffee" and adding a bit of scatting. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. Once again Bruce was hauled off and arrested. Lenny Bruce wanted to point out that your interpretation of that word, will be different from another persons. Two years later, on February 3rd 1961, New York city was midway through its worst blizzard in its history, successfully halting the city to a stand still the city wouldnt be hit by such a blizzard until 2011. Bruce got progressively weaker. Bruce is fed up with people saying hes too concerned about integration, in the Shakespearean vein of you protest too much. He says non-Southerners are bigoted regarding people who talk Southern, like Lyndon Johnson. He talks about the abundance of police cars in front of the Gate of Horn at the previous nights performance. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. 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. Religion. He asserts that chicks are the boss. Schwartz tells Bruce about his meeting with New York City License Inspector Herbert S. Ruhe. In the early 1960s, the raunchy comedian was at the height of his career. 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 mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). The comedy of Lenny Bruce was changing. Bruce died in his home in Hollywood Hills in 1966. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Bruce discusses his legal trouble and his material on religion. He does his bits Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers and Barney & the Hecklers, then talks about homosexuals on trial in Miami. A new set begins. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. 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. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. 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. He does the bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. Bruce is in the midst of his King Kong bit. He talks about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. Bruce reads from a letter dated May 21, 1965, by attorney Allen Schwartz, who represented Bruces co-defendants Howard and Ella Solomon in the 1964 New York obscenity trial. He comments on the three people who just walked out, mentions Tab Hunters arrest, does We Killed Christ, and ends the set with Ben Hurs Mother & Sister. Bruce talks about his obscenity trial and the police. Its clear that his demographic audience existed, people who wanted to see him and listen to what he had to say. The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. 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. However, that episode of the Steve Allen Show was eventually shelved by the censors, it was never aired. (1) The first recording is from June 26, 1964 and captures Nassau County New York Assistant District Attorney Norman Levy warning Lenny Bruce not to violate the obscenity laws of the state of New York during his engagement at The Cork N Bib Restaurant. 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 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. During which a number of crap fucking bands no one has ever heard of played. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). The materials range in date from the early 1920s to the 2000s. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. Also available in the iTunes Store. The second set begins. The tenth clip is truncated, ending during the bit. All fans of Lenny Breau will want to check out this previously unreleased CD, though some listeners may feel a bit overwhelmed by the emphasis on Francks' comedic vocals and narratives. Lenny Bruce had already made two previous appearances, so why the need to give him such a dedicated introduction? The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. The tape ends during a passage in which the band is playing and Bruce is interacting with an audience member. The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. He refers to the fact that the previous Sunday hed only sold 500 tickets for a show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco, leaving 1100 empty seats. 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