Lenny Bruce
The man that paved the way for all future counter-culture and outspoken comics. Bruce almost single-handedly introduced the world to political in-correctness, thereby suffering the consequences. During his era, profanity was prohibited in public and Bruce was tried and arrested a few times for obscenity. Beginning his career as a nightclub act, he married a burlesque dancer named Honey Harlow, whose profession would later impact their marriage.
After a few years of a partnership act with his wife in clubs, Bruce went solo and performed at more mainstream venues, earning good money. Bruce went on to earn a few admirers, but the rest of the world was against him. A hard-living lifestyle and persistent legal problems eventually caught up with him until he eventually became bankrupt and depressed. Lenny Bruce passed away from a Morphine overdose at age 40 in 1966.
Memorable quotes / jokes
"Take away the right to say "fuck" and you take away the right to say "fuck the government."
"A lot of people say to me, "Why did you kill Christ?" "I dunno...it was one of those parties, got out of hand, you know." "We killed him because he didn't want to become a doctor, that's why we killed him."
"The "what should be" never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no "what should be," there is only what is."
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