The recording starts with the show in progress. The exact date is not known, but the year is probably 1962. Could he really be that bad?! 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. Bruce does a bit about how his generation of men is terrified of being considered a faggot. He relates his surprise, when at Phil Spectors jamboree rock concert, at seeing 10-year-old kids out without their parents. An officer tells audience members to take their seats and show identification. Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. He does the bits Jewish vs. Goyishe and (Chicago columnist) Paul Molloy & Christianity. Others still crackle with raw energy. and Filipinos. He talks about race relations and does Dick Gregory, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and Goldwater Talks to Negroes. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. ), Bruce was introduced at this famous appearance as the most shocking comedian of our time, a man who is skyrocketing to fame. He began his routine with a wry smile and the line, Will Elizabeth Taylor become bar mitzvahd?, The Marine Corps is goyish. 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. The last clip is the beginning of the bit 1100 Winos. He 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. 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 discusses how he develops material for his act, and how spontaneity figures in. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. To find out more about these recordings, please contact us! At the Purple Onion is a live album by Don Francks, Lenny Breau, and Eon Henstridge that was recorded in 1962 and released in 2004. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. 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. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). 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. ), Frank Hogan. May be from different sets and may not be in chronological order. When he first appeared on the show in 1959, Allen described him as the most shocking comedian of our time, a young man who is skyrocketing to fame. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes. 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). 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. "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. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. He talks about how the Yiddish approach to language is different. It's also a real treat to hear Lenny laughing and doing what he does best. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. He challenged the status quo, the hypocrisy and corruption of his own government. The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. 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. He talks about the abundance of police cars in front of the Gate of Horn at the previous nights performance. He does Thank You Masked Man, We Killed Christ and Christ & Moses. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). 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. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. And nobody paid a higher price for alleged obscenity crimes. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. The prosecution used the testimony and notes of the city license inspector, as well as from police officers who attended some of Bruces other performances. He again talks to the cops. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. He gave zero fucks. He talks about the Romans treatment of Christians and anti-Semitism. Material in this collection (including the images and audio on this site) may be protected by copyright and other rights. He does Doing It Is Filthy. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. He flips through a magazine with stories about celebrities and lady-kinda ads. He reads the ad for the Mark Eden Method Bust Developer. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Dick Gregory, Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Schmuck, Flashers, and Custody/Get Even and Deny It. Bruce discusses the Maryland Hotel cleaning service, the Captain Howdy Show, and singer Gary Crosby. I know words have power. From Indecency, he goes into the bits Custody/Get Even and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Lenny Bruce was going to do his performance and say that four letter word, no matter what! He ends the call with some jokes. The fifth clip is the bit Chick Singer with a Gimmick. Lenny Bruce, the pioneering, ribald comedian who died of a drug overdose in 1966, was given a posthumous gubernatorial pardon today for the obscenity conviction that some supporters . . 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 the bit Chicks Are Boss. Only two years after his Snot act on the Steve Allen show. According to The JC, his body was found in his bathroom with a syringe in his arm. 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). He does a bit on the history of obscenity law, his bit Tits & Ass, he interacts with audience members and with accompanying musicians. Home; Biography; Videos; Donate; Shop; Cart; The Shop. Description George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. Judaism. Summary []. Below is a famous segment that was recorded in an underground bar, Bruce performs his Are there any niggers here tonight? skit. The file ends during Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. 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. Reading law books and other commentaries on free speech now took up most of Bruces time. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Bruce asks the lighting man to turn out all the lights, and says its fun in the dark when were together, but not alone. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. (3) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. Lenny Bruce - Equality (1961) - YouTube From Lenny's Carnegie Hall show, February 1961.http://www.amazon.com/Carnegie-Hall-Concert-Explicit/dp/B001VIK60E/ From Lenny's Carnegie Hall. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). The performance ended in Bruce's arrest for obscenity. The Purple Onion is a nightclub in San Francisco, opened in 1952. 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. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. Also available in the iTunes Store. Lenny Bruce Constitution Quote Shirt $ 30.00 Select options. 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. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. He does Flashers, then Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. "She was the most diverse and tolerant woman I've ever . The file ends during the bit. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. The second clip is a bit on how Lawrence Welks accent and square persona were just a put-on. Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. These recordings are from the personal collection of the Bruce family and some of this material has been previously released in edited form. He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. 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. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. He does Marijuana, Guys Can Detach, Bestiality, and the recording ends during the bit Chicken. http://kully.tv. Copyright 2023 The Forward Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. The date and location are not known (probably 1964 or later). 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." He does I Picked on the Wrong God. Performance by Lenny Bruce. Most of his acts took place in the underground scenes; jazz bars, strip clubs etc. and People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. The New York arrest brought some noted intellectuals to Bruces defense. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. The singer tells a joke between songs, and for an instant it is 1961. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced, and that the law made Caryl Chessman a pervert. The third section is another show, in progress. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. He cautions that jazz is getting too much of a snob appeal. He begins a bit about a "chick singer.". He talks about the prosecution witnesses at his recent New York obscenity trial, and does Art With a Little Piece of Shit in It. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. (3) Bruce does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. Bruce begins by using the microphone in a gesture of benediction; in his New York obscenity trial that was interpreted as being a masturbatory gesture. 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 Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Dick Gregory and Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Schmuck, Flashers, Custody/Get Even and Deny It, and The Reason We Left England. It makes no sense to restrict our ride because of what was. Charged and arrested the same year in Chicago, Bruce was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. Literary experts were called as witnesses to support Bendichs claim. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. 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 then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. The last three tracks feature tap dancer and singer Joey Hollingsworth with Lenny Breau as his sole accompanist. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. Why the four minute introduction? With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. He does the bit We Killed Christ. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Levy introduces Inspector Vicviolo, head of the District Attorney squad. Bruce tries to argue about the intricacies of obscenity law with Levy, but Levy will not engage and says that it will be their judgment that counts as to whether Bruces act violates the law. He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. "A Gentile Sings the Blues" is a gag that runs a bit too long at 21 minutes, though the instrumental interlude gives the listener a better chance to hear Breau and Henstridge in something other than a background role. A preface to the performance on the tape is the repetition of the recorded voice one gets when calling a phone number to get the time of day. If you make it a taboo to use that word, itll give that word a powerful meaning. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. Final show at The Purple Onion in San Francisco on 9/24/12Event Producer: Dan DionVideo Producer: A.D. Liano & Frazer BradshawThe famed San Francisco comedy . Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. He does We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Unscrew You, Never Cop Out, Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Jimmy Hoffa and Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers). 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. Upon returning to stand-up comedy, things got worse for Lenny Bruce over the next two years. He comments on audience members walking out. Bruce continues the bits Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. He ends with joking comments, reading from a law book about regulations regarding kosher meat, and then about a law against aiding a suicide. He refers to his bust at the Gate of Horn (during the early hours of December 5). He reacts to people in the balcony who yell for him to speak louder. Bruce performs several bits and discusses topical matters, Including: his arrest for obscenity, Irv Kup Kupcinet, Will Leonard, Jewish vs. Goyishe, Paul Molloy. Another bit described men as oversexed beings willing to have sex with anything that moved, including a chicken. Bruce talks about the early years of his career, differences between audiences and regions, and television. Bud Steinhoff managed the Purple Onion until his death in November 1983. There is an unknown third man present who makes a comment and asks some questions. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality. He does We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. He mentions Judge Clayton Horn from his second San Francisco obscenity trial and Judge John Murtagh from his current New York trial (the Caf Au Go Go trial). I Picked the Wrong God, speaks of Leopold and Loeb. He talks about when Norman words took over for Anglo-Saxon ones, providing euphemisms (such as mutton for the meat of sheep). Bruce performs various bits and speaks of: J.J. Johnson, the magazine Downbeat, Copacabana owner Jules Podell, Mafia-connected club owners, his manager Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, Burt Boyar, How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, Sophie Tucker, Ted Shapiro, Bill Stern, the Paramount in Brooklyn, Miles Davis, Leopold and Loeb, Don Winslow, scenario of a Jewish boy visiting home from military school, George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. 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. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. However, in 1961 Lenny Bruces career began to unravel, when he was arrested in San Francisco for violating state obscenity laws. Bruce contends that much of his legal trouble in the preceding four years has been because of his material on religion. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. To republish, copy the HTML by clicking on the yellow button to the right; it includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to the Forward. Menu. They said it in a light hearted way. There are things you . Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. In this conversation, Bruce seeks Bendichs advice as to whether he has grounds to appeal his conviction on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. The Purple Onion is another great release from Art of Life. Bruce is reading from a letter a woman sent him. (1) Final 16 minutes of the show on the night of December 4-5, 1962, known as The Bust Show (midnight performance). 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. Jazz music starts playing on the p.a. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. He calls writer Alexander King, a frequent guest on Jack Paars late-night show, the junkie Mark Twain. He does his bit on Fay Bainter, the actress who played Andy Hardys mother. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. Bruces bit about Barry Goldwater is in progress. Instant potatoes? Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots. 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. morgans funny here's a ten minute set from my last time up at the Purple Onion.I love that venue, it has such history. Its clear that his demographic audience existed, people who wanted to see him and listen to what he had to say. Bruce is introduced by booker Don Friedman. 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. First part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bruce says "It's the first time they've made a bust right in an audience" and imagines he's "Superjew" who can fly out the back way. After Lennys death, never would a comedian stand trial for the use of obscene language. 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). Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son. It all comes down to context, not the word. 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. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. 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