Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce'

Overview

Iconoclast Lenny Bruce appears at San Francisco's Basin Street West in what was his next-to-last live appearance. His act that night consisted of reading allegations and transcripts from one of his several obscenity trials and then commenting on what he'd actually done or said. While there are some "bits" in the performance (including the prison riot with Dutch, the Warden, Father Flotski, and Sabu, the prison doctor), this is much more a social commentary on government intrusion and censorship than it is a comedy routine.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 1967

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

John Magnuson Associates

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0070302