Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties (1961) Reelblack One 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 165K views 4 years ago Classic comedy bit from controversial satirist. Photo by Paul Neugass CC BY-SA 3.0. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul) and Filipinos. He comments on contemporaries Mort Sahl and Bob Newhart and does his bit Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Bruce holds up a mens magazine (Rogue), does his bits on King Kong, Entrapment by Cops, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Adolf Eichmann, Infidelity and How to Relax Your ColoredFriends at Parties. The fourth clip is about a bordello in Europe at which the whores and customers dress in costumes. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. http://kully.tv. He does his bit on the Miami Kidnapping, then Airplane Glue, talks about marijuana, then does Christ & Moses, Small-Town Audiences, then Schmuck. Its clear that his demographic audience existed, people who wanted to see him and listen to what he had to say. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. Among the items recorded by the inspector was Bruce describing the famous Jacqueline Kennedy photo of her crawling on to the trunk of the car after her husband had been shot. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. He talks about other countries views of American race relations and does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. I know words have power. [2] Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. Guitarist Lenny Breau, vocalist/comedian Don Francks, and bassist Eon Henstridge were a brand new trio (later calling themselves Three) when they were recorded in 1961 at the Purple Onion, a Toronto nightclub. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). Bruce performs bits How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson, Bobby Kennedy, Jack Ruby & Lee Harvey Oswald, Jackie Kennedy Hauled Ass, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and I Picked on the Wrong God. Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. He does the bit The Origin of Bestiality Laws. He wonders if this arrest is connected to him having filed a complaint against Dr. Thomas Gore, who was a prosecution witness in his recent trial for possession of narcotics. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In the '90's things were changed from comedy to music. The recording continues with the beginning of the second set. He does Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. The Village Purple Onion employed topless female dancers and served as a performance venue for up-and-coming musicians such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. The clientele was mixed, but author David Rosen called the Village Purple Onion a "mob-run gay hangout." . 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. Why did you call him that? Looking at the camera, Bruce talks very briefly about his reputation and the first amendment, the freedom of speech and how a law abiding citizen gets offended by his freedom of speech, but the irony is that he is within his own constitutional right to say whatever he likes, and that there is no law saying that he can not do so. "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" has a bluesy flavor, along with Francks' improvised dialogue and a brief scatted detour into "On the Trail" (from Grof's Grand Canyon Suite). Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. Bruce talks about doctors and says hes done a lot of hospital time in the last couple of years. It was recorded and said to be one of the greatest performances made in the venues history. When I heard them use the word, I took it in a light hearted way and asked Whoa! He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Via a dramatization of how his father used to hit him, he says he became acutely attuned to his fathers moods, and this in turn made him very sensitive to the moods of audience members (I know when youre bugged, I know when Im boring, I know when Im offensive). The second clip is a bit on how Lawrence Welks accent and square persona were just a put-on. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. In May 2003, the governor of New York issued Lenny Bruce a posthumous pardon, based on what he called the State of New Yorks commitment to upholding the First Amendment. I dont care what they call me because at the end of the day, were there for each other. He mentions anti-integrationists Ross Barnet and General Edwin A. Walker and wonders what Christ would think about them. Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. 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. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. I love them, weve been friends for god knows how long. Bendich tries to ascertain whether the precedent of Gascon v. Superior Court 1959, an unlawful search and seizure case, could apply here. I'm a veteran comedian for 38 years and I've never seen it, like Lenny Bruce said at the Purple Onion, 'We've gone backwards.' There are things you can't say. Showing all 3 results. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. The third clip is his bit on a Jewish mother in Miami whos the only one who doesnt know her son is gay. He does Communism/The Phone Company. Bruce King, "From the Editor: How to Lose Customers," Gay Scene 5, no. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. In the fourth section, he does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. He notes that because the charge was contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, since a minor was present at the show, he has lost bookings in New York. He does Marijuana, Guys Can Detach, Bestiality, and the recording ends during the bit Chicken. Lenny Bruce - Carnegie Hall (excerpt) (1961) Phil Pebcak 660 subscribers 2.1K views 10 years ago An excerpt from Lenny Bruce's Carnegie Hall performance, February 2, 1961. He talks about when Norman words took over for Anglo-Saxon ones, providing euphemisms (such as mutton for the meat of sheep). On August 3, 1966, he died of a morphine overdose in his home. The writings and transcripts offer transcripts of his performances as well as showcase screenplays he had written as well as ones written about him. Lenny Bruce performance. Recorded by Lenny Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966, plus a song written and performed by Tim Hardin after Bruces death. A collection of handpicked publications about movies, the film industry and fan art. 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. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality. A new set begins. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. Bruce introduces Levy to his attorney, Mark Blumenthal. Instant potatoes? The man brought a civil suit against him. Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. 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. Their 3rd friend wasnt phased by the nickname at all. This file ends before the end of the set, which was halted by the police, who then arrested Bruce and some audience members (including comic George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). To set up an appointment, please contact us here: [email protected]. But guys can have head-on collisions with Greyhound busesand on the way to the hospital, in the ambulance, the guy makes a play for the nurse. However, that episode of the Steve Allen Show was eventually shelved by the censors, it was never aired. Jimmy Hoffa, Jewish bigotry, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Transvestites Posing as Police, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars and Bad Toilet Training, Australia, Thank You Masked Man, Ivan Bunny, Bobby Kennedy. The second set begins. But this isn't. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. He expresses frustration with the police. 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. Bruce talks about undetected perverts, generational differences in sexual practice, and does his bit Chick Singer With a Gimmick. Talks about Elizabeth Taylor, a picture of Fidel Castro and Vice-President Richard Nixon in the New York Times; about going on the Steve Allen show, integration, religious leaders, civil rights, capital punishment. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. Judaism. According to The JC, his body was found in his bathroom with a syringe in his arm. He reads from a negative review by Army Archerd of his performance at The Interlude, a Los Angeles club, in which patrons of the club are called limp-wristers. Bruce does his Lie Detector bit. Allmusic critic Ken Dryden notes that while "fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, . The recording ends abruptly before the end of the set. 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 speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). He criticizes Chicago columnist Paul Molloy for being sanctimonious. 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. Words such as; shit, fuck, piss, cu I could go oneven the word schmuck was labelled as obscene and landed him in jail, but Lenny Bruce didnt care. Other Versions (5 of 9) View All Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. There are things you . Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. Bruce 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 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. 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. The primary goal of the meeting was for Ginsberg to hear Bruces experience with being arrested for giving performances that contained obscene material, and his views on what legal steps can be taken to fight those charges. Mentions Leopold and Loeb. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 The place might be Los Angeles, where Bruce lived, or San Francisco, where Bendich and Gleason were based. August 5, 2016. 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. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Race. . He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. 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 does Christ & Moses, sings a bit in Yiddish, and closes the set with Ben Hurs mother & sister. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. He does Doing It Is Filthy. He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. It's also a real treat to hear Lenny laughing and doing what he does best. The last clip is the beginning of the bit 1100 Winos. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. Bruce then makes his own comments about what is in the letter. He discusses the Bay of Pigs and continues the Shelley Berman bit, tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession, refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle and remarks that people are now walking out of the show. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. He talks about his fans and obscenity. He reads a newspaper review of his opening night show at the club. He does the bits The Romans Segregated the Christians with Lions and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Once again Bruce was hauled off and arrested. The set ends. The second set begins. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. At the time of recording the episode, he was restricted by the authorities for using obscene language during his acts. The fifth clip is his bit The Clap and was recorded during Bruces engagement at the Chicago club The Gate of Horn in November-December 1962. On the same day, he had received a foreclosure notice, but his death was not a suicide. Bruce identifies in the audience jazz musician J.J. Johnson, and someone from the magazine Downbeat. who was involved with narcotics. Astrological Sign: Libra Death Year: 1966 Death. He talks about changes in Miami and an absurd kidnapping there. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. "Oscar's Blues" is a dazzling display of his tap dancing backed by Breau, while "Joey's Solo" finds the dancer accompanied only by the cadence of the audience's clapping. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. Lenny Bruce F**K Quote Shirt . Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. (1) Final 16 minutes of the show on the night of December 4-5, 1962, known as The Bust Show (midnight performance). Even up to his last moments, Bruce never backed down from fighting for what he believed in. Bruce notes the set is being recorded by Max Weiss of Fantasy Records, and starts repeating a phrase so that the tape editor will be confused. He does Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, History of Obscenity, Transvestites Posing as Policemen, Never Cop to It, Lie Detector, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Italians Were the Enemy and Gypsies, He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, The Clap, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Lie Detector, Thank You Masked Man, and Dykes and Flashers. Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. 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. 1960s greenwich village city street scene group of young adults walking along past the purple onion a famous go-go bar nyc usa - r20867 har001 hars copy space full-length ladies persons village go united states of america males pedestrians entertainment b&w north america freedom north american wide angle temptation dreams purple leisure onion along choice exterior famous recreation gotham . 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. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. Best Known For: Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech. He does his bit on Southern accents and Lyndon Johnson. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. Conversation among Lenny Bruce, Phil Spector and Allen Ginsberg. 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. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. Bruce refers to his attire, a raincoat, pants and mismatched socks. Bruce talks about the early years of his career, differences between audiences and regions, and television. Bruce contends that he was framed, and that the heroin reputed to belong to him was planted by White. Lenny Bruce was going to do his performance and say that four letter word, no matter what! The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. In the second section, he says some phrases in Spanish. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. Listen to 10-second clips of the Lenny Bruce recordings!To see the collection and listen to the full audio, please contact: [email protected]. Also known as The Midnight Concert. 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. Throughout his career Lenny Bruce said whatever he wanted on stage. !, they looked confused and replied with Hes our mate, we always call him the paki. The fifth clip is the bit Chick Singer with a Gimmick. Its important to remember one thing; everything we have created as a species; language, laws, monetary, institutions etc, was appointed by a manmade meaning. how far we've come. Why did they choose that word?. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. Bruce does some bits about air travel. He does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers and talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief. This collection contains sixty-five recordings on reel-to-reel audio and compact cassette tapes, all of which have been restored and digitized thanks to a grant from The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program. It begins while the show is in progress. On that day, Lenny Bruce was making his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall, a sold out performance. He does Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It. Bruce starts by joking that hes living on a boat thats outside the three-mile limit. He then 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 his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. He talks about food that used to be good for you but is now bad for you, pill addicts, and homosexuals on trial in Miami. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). 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). Dec. 23, 2003. 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. In fact, this bit might be riskier today than it was in the 1960s. He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? "I go away back with Rosie and that's not the Rosie I know," Allen, 65, told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association's press tour when asked about Roseanne's firing from ABC in May over her racist tweet comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. He goes on to talk about prejudices about British accents vs. Southern accents, and does his bit on obscenity law. He discusses the way violence in Psycho is accepted but not sex in movies, and how this attitude of silencing talk about sex can end in tragedy. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). He claims hes Ralph J. Gleason (the San Francisco Chronicle writer who was a friend and supporter). To find out more about these recordings, please contact us! Before introducing him on stage, Allen spent four minutes explaining and warning his viewers on what they were about to witness on his show. In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most controversial comedian of all time. Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. The recording ends abruptly. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. Bruce talks about his obscenity case, his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco. A series of short clips follows, date and venue unknown. The date and location are not known (probably 1964 or later). Bruce reads from documents associated with his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. He talks about pornography, masturbation, crime, and Jews. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. Although. The recording ends in the midst of his bit To Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb. 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. He does Black Black Woman White White Woman. He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced. Bud Steinhoff managed the Purple Onion until his death in November 1983. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. 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