He ran away from home and worked on a farm digging up potatoes in the 1940s when Long Island’s potato industry was at its peak. He dropped out of high school and embraced stand-up comedy in the ...

The Scherr Forum will present I’M NOT A COMEDIAN… I’M Lenny Bruce on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. Developed with the support of the Lenny Bruce Foundation and Bruce’s ...

An Off-Broadway hit and an LA Times Critic’s Choice, this look at the life and battles of the most groundbreaking and impactful comedian of all time, Lenny Bruce, not only draws from his many court ...

Actor Ronnie Marmo stars as comic Lenny Bruce in the one-person show he also wrote, “I’m Not a Comedian … I’m Lenny Bruce.” Courtesy Doren Sorell Photography. Social standards may have changed quite a ...

The 1960s marked a turning point in comedy, when performers began pushing beyond punchlines and embracing satire, social commentary, and more personal styles of humor. This era produced comedians who ...

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Mineola has produced a remarkable array of entertainers, from groundbreaking comedians to talented musicians and actors. Many of these individuals have made lasting impacts in their respective fields, ...

Today I have two subjects in mind, one rather obvious, the other close to my heart. The “obvious” is the just-completed Democratic National Convention. As I watched, I couldn't help but compare it to ...

Ronnie Marmo joins Rick Kogan to talk about his show, ‘I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce’, which will take place at Des Plaines Theatre on August 24th at 2:00pm. Ronnie comments on how the show has ...

In 1965, comedian Lenny Bruce (Leonard Alfred Schneider) parodied Dale Carnegie's best-selling book “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” with his irreverent autobiography, “How to Talk Dirty and ...

If you know who Lenny Bruce is, you’re old. You’re either a boomer or a member of the cohort that is now blamed for blowing it in the ’60s, despite the warning from Peter Fonda’s character in Easy ...