(2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. (Bruce was then arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). Dec. 23, 2003. Tending bar at the Mudd Club never promised visibility. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. He holds up a picture of a woman in a nudie magazine and says the name Hugh Hefner will be in the history books for taking the stigma away from nudity and sex. Bruce recounts how he got the label sick comic. He talks about the cover of his album The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce and says he has a new album (I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me, which was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960). He wonders if this arrest is connected to him having filed a complaint against Dr. Thomas Gore, who was a prosecution witness in his recent trial for possession of narcotics. A new set begins. In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. Bruce riffs about razor blades, his recent legal troubles, obscenity, how he got in trouble for part of his bit The Reason We Left England, the difference in the secular and the Catholic definitions of obscenity. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. 1960s greenwich village city street scene group of young adults walking along past the purple onion a famous go-go bar nyc usa - r20867 har001 hars copy space full-length ladies persons village go united states of america males pedestrians entertainment b&w north america freedom north american wide angle temptation dreams purple leisure onion along choice exterior famous recreation gotham . He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son, does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief, then continues to Custody/Get Even, Divorce, and Deny It. They performed as a trio called Three. In fact, this bit might be riskier today than it was in the 1960s. 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 again talks to the cops. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. He gave zero fucks. Their interaction in Nat Adderley's soulful "Work Song" is amazing, with Breau providing a bit of percussion on his instrument as well. He doesnt like double-entendre comics like Belle Barth, and to prove it says an obscenity straightforward. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced. Bruce answers some questions seriously and also does shtik. Lenny had proven his point words are only offensive because society allows that particular word to be offensive. Join Vimeo The second set begins. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Guitarist Lenny Breau, vocalist/comedian Don Francks, and bassist Eon Henstridge were a brand new trio (later calling themselves Three) when they were recorded in 1961 at the Purple Onion, a Toronto nightclub. The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. This may be the third set of the night. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. He does Christ & Moses, sings a bit in Yiddish, and closes the set with Ben Hurs mother & sister. This file covers approximately the third quarter of the show. The Village Purple Onion employed topless female dancers and served as a performance venue for up-and-coming musicians such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. He does his bit on the Miami Kidnapping, then Airplane Glue, talks about marijuana, then does Christ & Moses, Small-Town Audiences, then Schmuck. He calls Gene Norman, owner of The Crescendo in Los Angeles, insane. 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. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. This file ends before the end of the set, which was halted by the police, who then arrested Bruce and some audience members (including comic George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). He explains again that words are only offensive because society makes it that way, and it shouldnt be the case at all. Lenny Bruce was way ahead of his time. The singer tells a joke between songs, and for an instant it is 1961. Why did you call him that? George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. Waltham, MA 02453, Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. The recording starts with the show in progress. Bruce 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. He does his bit The Clap. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most controversial comedian of all time. Bruce tells Gleason about his arrest the previous night, at his home, for having given obscene performances at the Trolley Ho nightclub in Los Angeles (under California Penal Code 311.6). Bars and theatres were either cancelling his gigs or not booking him at all, out of fear that the police will storm in, arrest Lenny and close the location down indefinitelyhe had no income, and whatever money he did have, was spent towards his legal fees obsessively defending his basic right to freedom of speech. The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. The Official Website of Lenny Bruce. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. He does the bit Chicks Are Boss. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties (1961) Reelblack One 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 165K views 4 years ago Classic comedy bit from controversial satirist. 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. He talks about an article attorney Melvin Belli wrote for Fact magazine and segues into his bit about Jack Ruby (for whom Belli served as defense attorney). The Purple Onion is a nightclub in San Francisco, opened in 1952. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Lenny Bruce had already made two previous appearances, so why the need to give him such a dedicated introduction? The trio's approach to standards is a bit unusual. He reads a newspaper review of his opening night show at the club. He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. Copyright 2023 The Forward Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. A new set starts. Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. ), Frank Hogan. Why did they choose that word?. In May 2003, the governor of New York issued Lenny Bruce a posthumous pardon, based on what he called the State of New Yorks commitment to upholding the First Amendment. Bruce decided to flee to New York City hoping to continue his career. [2] And as a society, we continue to go around in circles. The recording ends in the midst of his bit To Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb. The last three tracks feature tap dancer and singer Joey Hollingsworth with Lenny Breau as his sole accompanist. 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. The date is not known but most likely took place after Bruces sentencing in June of 1963 for narcotics possession. He gives a rundown of persecuted groups, does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. It makes no sense to restrict our ride because of what was. Bruce does his bit about Obscenity Law and discusses obscenity. 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. He does Flashers. He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bendich had been Bruces defense counsel in his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco (Bruce was acquitted). til nigger didnt mean anything anymore, then you could never make some six-year-old black kid cry because somebody called him a nigger at school. Lenny Bruce. Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Why was Allen making such a big deal about this? He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul) and Filipinos. Bruce talks about the early years of his career, differences between audiences and regions, and television. 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. Opened in 1952, the Purple Onion ran for roughly 60 years before closing its doors in 2012. He talks about Las Vegas and the things he did to get thrown out of Las Vegas. It was recorded and said to be one of the greatest performances made in the venues history. The tape ends during a passage in which the band is playing and Bruce is interacting with an audience member. Talks about Elizabeth Taylor, a picture of Fidel Castro and Vice-President Richard Nixon in the New York Times; about going on the Steve Allen show, integration, religious leaders, civil rights, capital punishment. He jokes that hes still trying to get even with everyone who did their job, referring to the Steve Allen people and to his New York City obscenity trial (the Caf au Go Go trial), which is in postponement because of his ailment. (Note: some clips contain profanity or other language that may not be appropriate for listening at work, around children, or near anyone with delicate sensibilities. Bruce talks about the fantasies that come to mind as he faces a Carnegie Hall audience for the first time. He expresses frustration with the police. He explained that Bruce is not a comedian who just told dirty and foul jokes, but instead; He deals with [the] subject matter which many people consider off limits. Why the four minute introduction? Then, as is the case today, you had to network, deal with the power-brokers, hold meaningless jobs and share . Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. He directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). He talks about his San Francisco obscenity trial. Language. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. It contains the routines Jackie Kennedy Hauled Ass, To Come: The Verb Instransitive and Deny It. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. The truth is what is, and what should be is a fantasya terrible, terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago. Lenny Bruce. It begins while the show is in progress. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He does Lima, Ohio, discusses his arrest for obscenity in Los Angeles, does his bit Schmuck. Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Upon returning to stand-up comedy, things got worse for Lenny Bruce over the next two years. 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. 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A great example that comes to mind that backs Allens statement, is of one of the first skits I listened to when I discovered Lenny Bruce. Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. Words such as; shit, fuck, piss, cu I could go oneven the word schmuck was labelled as obscene and landed him in jail, but Lenny Bruce didnt care. 1961 October 4 Lenny Bruce, Pioneering Comedian, Arrested for Obscenity in San Francisco Comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on this day at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco on obscenity charges for saying the word "cocksucker." Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and actor. To find out more about these recordings, please contact us! The recorder is shut off, then turned on again and Ginsberg identifies the time and date of the conversation at the embattled, barbed wire household of Lenny Bruce.. Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and screenwriter. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. North Beach is alive at night, and the Smothers Brothers have settled in for a month at the Purple Onion. I heard two men, in their 50s, one brown and the other white, refer to their 3rd friend (who was also brown) as the the paki. Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. He turns his back to the camera this way, you dont know who said, the band said it, hes timing himself, preparing to say that shocking, obscene, foul, four letter wordhe immediately turns around to the camera. The set is in progress. In these voices he makes reference to beatniks on the Sunset Strip, a used car salesman who has a dog on the hood of a car in commercials (most likely Chick Lambert), a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. . Throughout his career Lenny Bruce said whatever he wanted on stage. 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. Men's voices can be heard--it's the police. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. Names mentioned include Tony Viscarra, the friend who was with Bruce at the time of the arrest, police Sgt. He performs the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, I Picked on the Wrong God, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), The Clap, Balloons, Never Cop Out, We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Dykes, Southern Accents, Christ and Moses, Adolf Eichmann (based on the Thomas Merton poem Chant to Be Used in Processions Around a Site with a Furnace) and Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions). He does his bits Schmuck, Small-town Audiences, Dykes, and the Jewish mother who still doesnt know her son is gay. 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. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. 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). He cautions that jazz is getting too much of a snob appeal. (2) Bruce is in the midst of the bit We Killed Christ. He does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Bruce is introduced by booker Don Friedman. Bruce starts by joking that hes living on a boat thats outside the three-mile limit. He then tells Gleason about his arrest the previous night, at his home, for having given obscene performances at the Trolley Ho nightclub in Los Angeles (under California Penal Code 311.6). 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 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. There are things you . Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. Religion. Some of Bruces routines feel dated. You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. "Gum Addiction," a pantomime of a musician going though withdrawal because of a lack of chewing gum, is a parody of the then-current play The Connection, which focused on jazz musicians with narcotics habits. Bruce does Christ & Moses before being arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID. A large portion of the collection is photographs of Lenny Bruce, Honey Bruce (his wife), Kitty Bruce (his daughter), Sally Marr (his mother) and Myron Schneider (his father), among others. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. Words may stay the same, context is always going through evolution. Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. 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 talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. "I go away back with Rosie and that's not the Rosie I know," Allen, 65, told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association's press tour when asked about Roseanne's firing from ABC in May over her racist tweet comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality. Others still crackle with raw energy. 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). Allen urged any viewer who found themselves to be easily offended or didnt want to be shocked, to go away and do something else which didnt involve them watching his show for the next 10 minutes. To set up an appointment, please contact us here: ascdepartment@brandeis.edu. The fifth clip is his bit The Clap and was recorded during Bruces engagement at the Chicago club The Gate of Horn in November-December 1962. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. "A New Electric Chair" is a stream-of-consciousness narrative about a warden deliberating a purchase. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Custody/Get Even, Deny It, Are There Any Niggers Here? The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. The Purple Onion is another great release from Art of Life. The prosecution countered with their own academic and medical figures that claimed Bruces comedy had no redeeming value other than to outrage and arouse the audience. The full recordings are available at Brandeis Universitys Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. In the third section, he plays the roles of the host of a radio talk show called Nightline, and of some callers. The materials range in date from the early 1920s to the 2000s. In the early 1960s, the raunchy comedian was at the height of his career. 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