Entertainment & Arts
Sally Marr, the mother of comedian Lenny Bruce and a comedian and talent agent herself credited with discovering Cheech and Chong, Sam Kinison and Pat Morita, has died.
Dec. 21, 1997
In case turning back the clock to the stability and prosperity of the early 1960s seems an enticing alternative to today’s sociopolitical turbulence, consider the fate of Lenny Bruce.
Oct. 27, 2017
Jason Fisher brings his singular vision to the comedian’s routines.
Nov. 10, 2005
Television
I appreciated Paul Brownfield’s lucid article about my recent HBO documentary “Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth” (“Telling the ‘Truth’ About Bruce,” Aug. 7).
Aug. 14, 1999
Joe Mantegna may be best known as an actor, most recently starring as FBI special agent David Rossi on the CBS crime drama “Criminal Minds.”
June 28, 2017
Re “ ‘Obscene’ Comic Bruce Gets a Pardon,” Dec. 24: With New York Gov.
Dec. 29, 2003
It’s almost 50 years since the death of Lenny Bruce.
July 28, 2016
Politics
Here’s a six-letter word rarely associated with the late comedian Lenny Bruce: pardon.
May 28, 2003
Books
The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon, Ronald K.L. Collins & David M. Skover, Sourcebooks Inc.: 546 pp., $29.95
Oct. 27, 2002
When you’ve been dead since 1966 and are surrounded by a bunch of stiffs, you have a lot of time to think.
Oct. 11, 2001