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During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions; he widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, "So many taboos have been lifted and so many comics have rushed...

Lenny Bruce was a prominent stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist who heralded the free-speech movement and helped to push culture towards open and honest expression. He was repeatedly arrested for obscenity. Here he performs at the Gate of Horn in Chicago, December, 1962 - a performance that concludes with his arrest.

Professional surfers and ocean athletes, Kai and Ridge Lenny, sit down every week to recap their travels, share untold stories from their big wave adventures, and breakdown everything that is ocean sports.

A collection of the most famous comedy sketches of all time from actors and comedians, such as Peter Cook, Groucho Marx and Bob Hope.

Lori’s obsession with Springsteen began in the summer of 1981, when she hid in the bathroom stall of a seaside bar for four hours because she heard Bruce might show up. That experience kicked off a journey of music, mayhem, and magic that’s lasted decades. This memoir is a tribute to the joy and connection Bruce has brought to her life and the lives of fellow fans who've shared their stories, their memories, and their hearts.

"Lenny Bruce Live at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, Nov 19th 1961" captures the raw, unfiltered brilliance of one of the most influential and controversial comedians of the 20th century. On that historic night in 1961, Lenny Bruce took the stage at the Curran Theatre and unleashed his sharp wit, incisive social commentary, and fearless exploration of taboo topics.

Am Rande des Wahnsinns… ist Deutschlands upcoming Podcast wenn es darum geht, hinter die Kulissen von Musikern, Künstlern, Produzenten, Unternehmern und anderen Wahnsinnigen zu blicken. Dabei treffen Jungspund Host Lenny Bruce (Künstler und selbst ernannter "Rock and Roll Aktivist") der uprising Band DUST BOLT und der erfahrene Henning Mielkes (eh. Warner Music, eh. Tokio Hotel Management, Metal Liebhaber & Fan) aufeinander und führen ihre Hörer durch spannende Themen, die schon längst einmal in einem deutschen Rock & Metal Podcast hätten angesprochen werden müssen. Von Mental Health,...

The life of the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th Century. Over the centuries there have been people able to influence the course of events to the point of changing history. Sometimes bulky personalities who have directed the course of events, changed economies, evolving entire generations, or great statesmen able to bring politics to a level of world power...in short, in this audiobook, we will analyze some figures who, each in their own sphere, have changed the future, and their name will echo over the centuries.

Susie's recent experience as a Macworld Expo booth babe gave her a chance to meet some In Bed listeners. She heard tales of heart disease and distant libidos, seventy-year-olds burning up the sheets, and even bumped into some wayward Baptists. Then, Susie jumps for joy at NY Governor George Pataki's recent pardon of comedian Lenny Bruce and celebrates by reading excerpts of Paul Krassner's interviews with Bruce. In her mailbag, Susie explains Kegel exercises.