Lucille Ball Comedy Festival turns 25
National Comedy Center, Inc., the cultural institution developing the first national visitor experience dedicated entirely to the celebration of comedy, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 4th –7th, in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, NY. The Center broke ground last year for its forthcoming museum of comedy, which will […]
How to talk dirty and get an exhibit: Lenny Bruce exhibit opens at Brandeis University
Lenny Bruce is being honored at Brandeis University. Just today the university held an opening ceremony for an exhibit dedicated to the life and writing of the highly influential comedian. The exhibit, called, Comedy and the Constitution: The Legacy of Lenny Bruce was opened by a ribbon cutting with his daughter Kitty Bruce on hand. […]
Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty makes change
Lenny Bruce was not someone who would say nothing. If there was something he believed in, dammit, he was going to be outspoken. No matter how controversial. No matter how raw or how unpopular. And he did so all while making people laugh. He was a comedian, after all. Kitty Bruce, born in 1955, is […]
Comedy Gives Back has organized a fundraiser for Lenny Bruce’s daughter, Kitty
Arguably one of the most influential comedians of all time is Lenny Bruce. Bruce effectively broke down barriers in comedy and what you can say, and paved the way for the generations of comedians that followed after his death in 1966. His only daughter, Kitty, has worked tirelessly over the years with The Lenny Bruce […]
Comedy and the First Amendment: A Look at Lenny Bruce at the National Comedy Center
National Comedy Center Twitter This weekend is the grand opening of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY. Over the course of the next few days we will be delivering dispatches from the center including panel discussions, exhibits, and showcases. The legacy of Lenny Bruce is unmatched. When you see a list of the greatest […]