I'm Irish, he makes a very valid point about prejudice and defends the Irish if you're actually listening to what he is saying. One of the most important intellectuals of the 20th Century

@doodkfkrpekfmfmrke4998

Жыл бұрын

How

I love that even now, Lenny Bruce still causes controversy and debate. What more of a legacy could anyone of his ilk ask..

@suzannerossiter1682

3 жыл бұрын

Anto Healy exactly, we won't be hearing the last of Lenny anytime soon,which is only fitting.

@maskedman1337

2 жыл бұрын

"Of his ilk"? you mean brilliant modern philosopher?

@SoundsSilver

2 ай бұрын

"his ilk"?? do you know what that word means?

@johnoneal1234

24 күн бұрын

You really applaud that nasty bit of idiocy? He was a low life junkie wife abuser and this nasty rant is baseless and putrid. If he ever had a clue about anything he would know Jews never suffered like the Irish, he would know we lost a bigger percentage of our people in the British Holocaust than Jews did in the German Holocaust. He would know we suffered tremendous prejudice and persecution in the US and that Paddy Wagon came from that and it should surprise no one that we aspired to control of the system that burdened and insulted us with the Paddy Wagon slur. But being a low life piece of rat dung, he never had a clue about anything.

@johnoneal1234

24 күн бұрын

Should never have listened to that brain dead piece of junkie filth to begin with. There is a video here about the Great Imposter Lenny Bruce. You should watch it and learn something real. Child molesters in Ireland invite their local IRA to drop by with a cordless drill to ventilate their knee caps. This filth is like most all his trash, Grade A Ignorant BS.

This man was a brilliant orator, had to listen to it 2-3 times to get all the nuanced referencing - a true master of this craft and a thinker for all the ages...

@aFoxyFox.

Жыл бұрын

A brilliant orator can communicate better than requiring you to listen to it 2-3 times to understand the oration and what was being said. I think by definition they might be a terrible orator? Let me know what you think if you're alive 13 years after writing your original comment.

It takes the other 90% of our brain to understand Lenny. He's a genius.

@johnoneal1234

24 күн бұрын

There is no such thing as a junkie genius.

"The Irish are the heat and rulers of America"

@johnoneal1234

24 күн бұрын

Perfect example of pure BS. The country was shocked when Kennedy became President and if you think China Joe is Irish, you are wrong. The date of his immigrant ancestor, a Brit, entered Ireland is recorded history as is his actual " Irish" heritage which is one Irish Great Grandmother. That's it, the rest are descendants of the Norman Invaders. Let's see some specifics. China Joe is eliminated. Is Blinken Irish? How about the majority of the Biden administration? Nope, ironically enough, they are Jews. Its a rant as brain dead as it is vile and that describes the Great Imposter to a T. Seldom has any celebrity been so purely fake or fooled as many gullible people.

@bobbirobin2051

5 күн бұрын

I doubt it, look at who's in charge now: Joe biden... He's not Irish is he

Lenny is the man.

In many ways,Lenny was simply the Charlie Parker of standup comedy.He was fast,brilliant and daring,and pushed comedy into a modern era. Not one important modern day standup with something to say hasn't been affected in some way by Lenny.

@johnoneal1234

24 күн бұрын

He wasn't worthy to tie George Carlin's tennis shoes.

When I was a kid the old school joke was... 'What are the two shortest books ever written.....? 'Irish achievements and Italian War Heroes'. I have found over the years that the two naturally funniest people on earth to be the Jews and the Irish.....why....I don't know........

@joesoap81

8 жыл бұрын

+Erik Thorsson Id like to get a tattoo on a submarine,drink some whiskey and fire the torpedo,sounds like a fun day,The Irish Rock.

@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry

5 жыл бұрын

@e causey No, the Greeks created myths. As in, "Of course you'll be able to breathe- we've used a chemical reaction to create air!". I'm Irish (Canadian), by the way...

@Cybernetic800

5 жыл бұрын

Funny that as some of the greatest authors and poets are Irish such as James Joyce and W.B Yeates

@tallerseaniemac

5 жыл бұрын

i;m irish and a man from my town (Ernest Walton) was the first man to split the atom.

@tallerseaniemac

5 жыл бұрын

...and weren't the Romans Italian?

I'm Irish and Italian. Imagine the arguments going on in my internal dialogue. For the record, my boss is a Jewish carpenter...Christ the Lord.

@ladygeena81

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@royalewithgoat4218

2 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is you're American

@AntiochConvert

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

I need a friggin transcript for the end of this.

I am Irish too...and I knew that it was the Irish father by the title of this video.

They broke Lenny Bruce down so as people wouldn't be able to understand his message. They didn't like how he thought; he was a free thinker, but they pressed him into a world of limitations where he was certain to wither. They took Lenny Bruce's work away from him. They stripped his talent because they did not understand him. He is a martyr. Ignoring him is ignorant.

There are people who devote their lives to curing illnesses and they are heroes. Lenny Bruce set about curing the illnesses of the fucked up society around him. And for that, whether you will admit it or not, he is a hero. To think some people like Lenny make a life and a career entertaining others while completely reshaping comedy and fighting for free speech. Wouldn't it be a perfect world if we all sat around leaving negative comments on videos we don't even like. You're the hero here.

I love you Lenny.......gee Im Irish & Native American...wonder what he'd say about my people hahaha!

Why are all the clips fragmented . . .. just as the joke was about to hit.

I knew I couldnt be the only one who can't even understand what he's even saying

There was a time when intelligent monologues were considered worthwhile. He wasn't up there just to be funny-- he pointed out truths, and hypocrisy and ironies in the society. He put himself on the line to defend free speech, and fight against the repressive climate of the 1950s. He went to JAIL for it. Give him some credit.

he's saying the irish were the most despised ethnic group, but you wouldn't know it because they held positions of power because of their oratory skills. it's out of context and out of our era in time. it would have made more sense back then.

@helen9289

Ай бұрын

it still makes sense to those of us who know social history

You wouldn't. A depressing number of people don't. It takes a certain level of intellect to understand a genius like Lenny Bruce, and sadly, you may never be one of them.

@gargarcomedy

6 жыл бұрын

Raskolnikov1337 not true at all. Swift got across his genius satire by writing Gullivers Travels to document his take on political absurdity

im irish and i dont understand why people are getting upset. he is speaking out against the prejudice people have against the irish people. he is trying to clarify why the irish are viewed as such, but the video is cut off before he really goes into it. if you thought he was talking down to the irish just because they're irish then u clearly didnt listen to this.

Wait, I want to hear about the difference between LA and San Francisco

@LazyIRanch

4 жыл бұрын

Right? It was just getting interesting.

@sidDkid87

4 жыл бұрын

The difference between San Francisco and Los Angeles is 381.6 miles or 5 hours and 57 minutes by car ... depending on how fast you drive and traffic 😉

@tsc1160

3 жыл бұрын

I was just saying to myself, oh I definitely got that last part

Bruce was regularly arrested and almost all cops at the time were Irish. He had personal reasons for saying this stuff

@NonFlyingDutchman Lenny Bruce said himself: " I'm not a comedian..I'm Lenny Bruce."

He’s basically saying that since the original police departments in this country were usually full of Irish men they essentially started running it

Comedy Central did a list a couple years back of the top 100 comics of all time. Richard Pryor was #1, George Carlin was #2, and Lenny Bruce was #3. He died before many specials could be videotaped, so there are only a handful out there. There are a lot of audio recordings, though :D

@helen9289

Ай бұрын

I would have had Lenny at number one because without him there wouldn't have been a Pryor or Carlin

I'm Irish and the joke was hilarious. Don't get upset.

@aFoxyFox.

Жыл бұрын

What was the joke exactly? Could you explain it to me?

A brilliant mind Lenny was.

i dunno, im irish, and this is some pretty good stuff

Where does this clip come from? Anyone know where to find the full routine?

The Irish are a part of this great experiment. Peace. Jc

lenny is fucking brilliant..

Lenny would have had a field with American politics had he lived to the early 21st Century.

@franklinsane

11 ай бұрын

oh what a great point - it would be fabulous to hear his take on what's going on

To those who don't get this short bit of Lenny Bruce. Bruce didn't work like most modern comedians who do short form. Or even the comedians like Bob Hope of his day who did short form. Bruce is a long form comic and a thinker - too long form for one short clip on youtube. It takes a while to click in to his rhythm , and at the begin, you're just thinking so hard about what he's saying. Once he's got you, about fifteen minutes in or twenty minutes in, Bang! A pop goes off in your head .

That's great it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes and aeroplanes and Lenny Bruce is not afraid.

what is this from?

My pleasure Sir :) Good common sense should always receive recognition Mr. Smith. :)

Beautifully put Sir :-) Voted up, so people get to read the comments of a Gent.

Did Hendrix listen to his records? or is there another Lenny Bruce?

I got it i was satire, he done in such a clever way, but some got caught with their guard down, and jumped to react. Clever, to make people think you are being racist against Irish, but you are really defending them, That is not a easy trick to pull off.

The greatest

Question to Walenty2Potocki . This picture that you used for Lenny? Any chance you can send me a copy of it? Thanx

He's talking about our inner prejudices, and why we assume certain traits to certain races. He's asking the question, not making a statement.

Lenny Bruce: a genuine United States of America tragedy. His was one of the most brilliant minds ever to grace popular entertainment. So many, in so many realms, owe so much to his pathbreaking. And most of them don't even know this. Hope he is resting in peace. (I am Irish-American, by the way.)

Someone please explain what's going on. It might be my headphones fucking me over but I could barely keep up with anything other than the parts about the judge/jury and who's drunk

@letmegoletmego

9 жыл бұрын

He's quite stoned, but he is saying that prejudice is literally what it is.

@WhatBurnsMyBacon

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I thought it was just me.

@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth

9 жыл бұрын

David Sumtinelse good to know I'm watching in the spirit it was made!

Living in a Mexican town, I received so much racism. It is not just the Mexican. It is what even is minority. My wife is Mexican, deal with this all the time. Which leads me to believe stupid crosses all races and bounderies.

Lenny's legacy is freedom of speech. Was he fall down laughing funny? No.Was he a brilliant man in his own right? Yes. Lenny's numerous arrests for obscenity opened the doors for every comic from Carlin, Pryor, to Chris Rock.The freedom they have to say pretty much what they want on T.V. today? Lenny, and the first amendment.Lenny's true downfall was heroin, and that's what killed him. Or as he liked to say, "I don't have a drug problem, i have a police problem."....."Man"

@helen9289

Ай бұрын

he did used to take drugs but they only really became a problem in the last few years of his life when the persecution by the police & courts broke him they took his licence to work they crippled him with debt. One of the prosecutors from the New York trial, Assistant DA Cuccia, commented on his sense of guilt after Lenny Bruce's death, saying, "We drove him into poverty and bankruptcy and then murdered him. I watched him gradually fall apart. It's the only thing I did in Hogan's office that I'm really ashamed of. We all knew what we were doing. We used the law to kill him."

can i see a source for this? where did you find this information?

Cut off way too quickly, I was just getting settled down, lay back on my bed, closed my eyes to imagine Lenny in a club somewhere and Bam! It was over. ;oI

Glad to hear you've found a nice place to live, love and prosper in Ireland, but I have to tell you I recognise the truth within the generalisation he's describing here. As such, I don't find it offensive in the slightest. Either way, the alternative is rabid political correctness, which we should all be getting uptight about.

Can anybody explain to me what exactly he is saying between 00.52 and 1.00? It starts with "When the Jew..." and ends with "And they wonder why?" I can't really hear it exactly. Thanks in advance!

Well I wasn't around at the time either, so I can't really say. But looking at the history one *could* take that interpretation.

@OceanderTethyseus which reality???

Couldn't have put it better myself. Also voted up for the same reason. :-)

A comedian is a public entertainer who makes us think by subversion of expectations. Funny haha is the fast food of comedy.

Lenny Bruce was the bad boy comedian of the 60s

@helen9289

Ай бұрын

there were others who were more profane in their speech than Lenny but he is the one who made people think so he had to be silenced especially when he upset the powers that be who didn't like being told they were hypocrites

dam straight man!!

Too many Paddies taking offence to this without actually listening to what he's saying and yes I'm a Paddy too... Open your ears

@tipperary1082

4 жыл бұрын

You're a James

@stevebritgimp excellent definition, look at Carlin, look at Hicks

oh no a teaser snippet so small it wouldnt satisfy a flea Could you at least give us a link to the next bit ?!?!

Yah so am I :) but he`s not insulting us!

@Victorgoleche75 Where do Kinison and Pryor fit into that?

@LazyIRanch

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Pryor was the first comedian to make me laugh until I hurt! First time I saw him was on videotape in a lounge area at my college. I missed my next class because I forgot! I became an instant fan.

@helen9289

Ай бұрын

Kinison was before Pryor but after Lenny ....Lenny was the first to kick the door in so he took all the bullets

lol. Im irish and im a legend. nuff said

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Lenny Bruce is so close to the truth that it's funny.

Exactly!

I find Lenny Bruce to be more interesting than funny. I agree with him when he said he was not a comedian, just Lenny. He has a story to tell and he tells it in a rather engaging manner, but he's not laugh out loud funny to me. I like how he curses though, unlike todays comedians like that wretch Bill Maher who try to be like Lenny but intentionally offend, Lenny curses so passively that I barely notice it. He's like some guy in a bar just casually chatting it up after a couple drinks.

Is this from whom Tarantino gets his speaking style?

Why does he keep saying "solid" at the start?

Weird since George carlin was Irish and saw him as a role model

@tammydoherty6372

7 жыл бұрын

George Carlin didn't seem to place much personal importance on nationality (his or others), judging by some of his statements. He was disdainful of people pointedly taking pride in being of a certain nationality (whatever it may be) because your nationality is something you happen to be born with. In Carlin's estimation, it made more sense to be proud of an actual *skill* you've acquired instead. We don't choose our nationality, but we can choose to develop a skill...

Just gonna set this down here...

the Irish. its true they got into NYC's Taminy Hall quite fast. maybe 5 years. but still, that was just the big shots! the poorer Irish went through hell like everyone else. 9 to a tiny room aint fun!!

I didn't really get this joke. Was there a joke? In any case, being of Irish extraction, I've always admired the Irish for not needing to go out and get offended at things. I genuinely believe in equality, but still... the idea of not being Irish is heartbreaking. If other folks want to make a joke or two at our expense, I feel like letting them do it is the least we can do.

@johnmoore4

10 ай бұрын

There was nothing to get, he wasn’t funny. But it’s very cool to pretend that he was.

@johnmoore4

10 ай бұрын

There was nothing to get, he wasn’t funny. But it’s very cool to pretend that he was.

@OceanderTethyseus Same here.

@dahriptide Or Lenny is the Lion, Richard is the Scarecrow, and George is the Tin Man. Or Lenny is the Father, Richard is the Son, and George is the Unhoiy Ghost. Or Lenny is the Legislative, Richard is the Executive, and George is the Judicial. Or...

The interesting thing is no group is more prejudiced then one that has been the victim of prejudice themselves Human nature is strange

i agree

"Comedy dates." --Woody Allen

@TheFukmor in case you didn't realize, dane cook came below m garbage bags with no tie wrap. he was making a point.

how did you manage to miss the point so greatly in such a short amount of time?

No one else in here finds this offensive either mate. That is self evident from the comments. I'm Irish too, from ireland.

How come everybody who says Lenny Bruce is brilliant never point out why he is brilliant?

@Sigolet That's a fair assessment and not far from the truth. Lenny was brilliant, but not fall down funny. His true legacy is freedom of speech.He was all about the first amendment. He challenged obscenity laws and lost. In doing that, he opened doors for people like George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Chris Rock. Without Lenny, comics, or even T.V. shows would be censored.That's why Lenny Bruce will always be relevant, and why people still talk about him today.

@barflytom3273

Жыл бұрын

Mr G. Lenny was the Henry Miller of comedy.

@Anarchyuk1 yep

Im Irish and the only thing I know for certain about this clip is from hearing lenny he was on smack and half dozing off. Id say its a fair bet this guy was arrested by irish cops a fair amount of times. I read his book how to talk dirty and influence people, it reads like one long monologe by a guy whos about to pass out on heroin but manages to stay awake. dont do drugs kids.

@aFoxyFox.

Жыл бұрын

I think you've really understood him well.

I only heard of Lenny Bruce today through means of a biography I'm reading so I don't really know the whole story. I think Lenny picked the 12 impressionable people on the jury rather than the judge when he performed because he didn't intend to convince everyone, just relate to those willing to be open to what he had to say. Fair enough, you don't have to like it, comedey is apparently all about whats taboo and not p.c. I'm Irish and I'm not offended...

Lenny never insulted any race or religion. Uninformed people thought he did, and that just proved their ignorance. What Lenny did in all his bits was to show the stupidity and racism in the world. Because most people didn't understand him, he was constantly defending his work in court, which led to his depression, drug addictions and ultimately, his death.

Thanks. People just need to chill. The angrier one gets the stupider one becomes. Nobody is perfect.

"Bullshit statistic?" Uh... it was a joke. This really flew over your head if you didn't understand this is a comedy routine.

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First off, this is from a different time, practically ancient, culturally speaking -- decades before political correctness. Nobody was doing what he was doing -- free-associating about the deepest recesses of his (and our collective) psyche. Nothing was sacred, which is normal today, but not then. Whether you agree or disagree with his words, he broke down barriers. And he paid the price.

@OceanderTethyseus The question was did you laugh? Comedians are funny. Being radical and "dangerous" observers of the scene is no part of their job description. I am all for breaking new ground but you must never forget the first rule of comedy. There are a million new ways to baffle an audience more than amuse and entertain them. Being an icon and a self-styled martyr is just one of them.

No wonder there are no decent and meaningful comedians today, people are too thick to understand them let alone have a laugh with them...

Me too on the sentiment, and 100% black Irish.

@CitizenGameTUBE lololol! Me too. F political correctness. Bruce is fearless and legend

Wow. I never heard such Irish stereotypes in my life, but I don't doubt that people thought that way when Lenny spoke on it. I _hope_ we're a better people now, but I _fear_ we're the same but don't have a Lenny Bruce to show us our failings.

I've been trying to get it with Lenny Bruce for years. I watch these clips looking for some bits of wisdom or humor and all of it just seems like a rambling drug addict. Sometimes it seems like he is going to make some deep point but nothing ever comes of it; it just trails off into nothing. I always think maybe the clip was cut off before he got to the good stuff so I find other clips but there is nothing else there. Defenders tell me I just don't get it and it is over my head but when I ask for some sort of explanation, all I ever get is "HE INFLUENCED CARLIN!!" but an artist's work needs to stand on its own and not just vicariously through some real genius. Also, I don't see any clips of Carlin ramblings and never making any good points. And then people tell me that it is just an issue of context or being issues of the time in which he was performing. But when I listen to the clips of him on stage, the audience never seems to laugh at much. Sometimes he swears or says stuff like "fag" or "spic" and he gets a brief "WOOHOO!" from the audience but that is about it. And then they tell me "Well, he was the first to do political and religious commentary and this and that..." as if Lenny Bruce predated Jonathan Swift or any number of satirists who were doing that stuff for centuries before him. Then people will defend him as some champion of free speech but all that court stuff was just basically because he swore on stage; it wasn't because he got too close to some truth that The Man couldn't let us know.

@alainjames9556

5 жыл бұрын

Get his recordings on Fantasy if you want to know how funny Lenny could be - and the recording, "Lenny Bruce is Out Again" - many bits in front of a live audience which is howling with laughter.

@bluenote824jones7

5 жыл бұрын

Your full of shit

What’s a Goya ?

@omarharo3132

3 жыл бұрын

Goya, Goyish, or Goy, refer to a non-Jew, often used in a derogatory manner as "goy" resembles cattle in Hebrew.

@gentilegrief So if you couldn't understand what he was saying, why are you criticizing it?

@grimmorrigan He's a standup comedian. He should make me think AND laugh. Like Carlin

bummer it cuts off!