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Why Are You Laughing?

Lenny Bruce

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5721 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We take a look back at the truly bizarre, but entertaining life and career of Lenny Bruce.

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Recorded at Vaulted Podcasts in Pawtucket RI. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't really know how to start shows.

0:02.0

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

0:05.0

So yeah, I'm funny compared to you.

0:08.0

Well, you'll see later.

0:10.0

I favor me.

0:11.0

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

0:13.0

You think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe.

0:16.0

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

0:21.8

We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

0:24.8

Why are you laughing?

0:26.4

Welcome everybody to Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.

0:30.1

Today, I am pleased to introduce you to Lenny Bruce, who we will get to in a moment, come to you live from Patucket, Rhode Island. Lovely vaulted podcasts.

0:38.2

Craig, Mike, Matt, with me.

0:39.5

Hello, gentlemen.

0:40.3

Hello.

0:41.4

Going smoothly this time.

0:42.8

The third episode we're recording today.

0:44.4

I think everything's going well.

0:45.7

And I'm excited about this episode because it's the first one we've done that I knew before researching the episode.

0:53.7

I knew virtually nothing.

0:55.9

I shouldn't say nothing.

0:57.1

I know the influence that Lenny Bruce had on comedy.

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