“Lenny Bruce described flamenco as being an art form wherein a dancer applauds his own ass.” — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“The thing is, all my heroes were junkies. Lenny Bruce, Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Miles Davis, Hubert Selby, Jr... These guys were… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
They shouldn't call anything a boot camp unless you're going off to war. Standup boot camp has been a fantastic thing, for… — Andy Kindler Copy Share Image
I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce - my main thrust was the body and… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
When I first started out, 'Time' magazine did an article on what it called 'the sick comics,' and they were myself, Shelley… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
In my opinion, Lenny Bruce was more of an influence on Zappa's satirical lyric's than anyone that I know of. — Jimmy Carl Black Copy Share Image
My influences as a comedian and filmmaker are Albert Brooks, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Andy Kaufman and John Cassevettes. — Sam Seder Copy Share Image
Lenny Bruce is a very moral man trying to improve the world and trying to make audiences think — Dorothy Kilgallen Copy Share Image
You start out with Mad magazine, and you go right through the sort of black humor of Lenny Bruce, Lord Buckley, Mort… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I agree that comedy does a good job - and is often about - stepping over the line - Lenny Bruce, etc.… — Rachel Zucker Copy Share Image
Joan Rivers telling Lauren Bacall her dress is all wrong is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce he needs to get an… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
Lenny Bruce did clean TV. You have to be able to do that, I think, to succeed because if you want to… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I listened to the greats: Winters, Mel and Carl, Nichols and May, Pryor, Carlin, Klein, Berman and lots… — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
Trying to imagine E. M. Forster, who found Ulysses indecorous, at a London performance of Lenny Bruce—to which in fact he was… — David Markson Copy Share Image
“I had heard that Presley died on the toilet, but I’d assumed the location was happenstance, as it was with Judy Garland… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I view my stories as sexual or personal. Curiously, I don't. When I was writing those stories I thought of them as… — Kevin Keck Copy Share Image
When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
I'm trying to think if there was ever the Lenny Bruce-y, observational, George Carlin kind of magician: "You know what I hate… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
