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What made the authorities especially eager to tape Lenny Bruce’s mouth shut was his vigorous social and religious satire.
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Arts Remembrance: Lenny Bruce — On the 100th Anniversary of his Birth
Raise a glass to Lenny Bruce, champion for—and martyr to—Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech. October 13, 2025, is the hundredth anniversary of his birth in Mineola, New York.
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