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Lenny Bruce Is Dead

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To his legions of followers, comedian Lenny Bruce was a genius and a free-speech hero. But his detractors labelled him sick and dirty. Forty years on from his premature death, Simon Amstell finds out why Lenny's fight for freedom of speech opened the clubhouse doors but cost him his life. The programme includes contributions from
Eddie Izzard , John Fortune ,
Dick Gregory and Stewart Lee , and features an exclusive interview with Lenny's daughter, Kitty Bruce. Producer Hilary Robinson

Contributors

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Lenny Bruce
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Simon Amstell
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Eddie Izzard
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John Fortune
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Dick Gregory
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Stewart Lee
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Kitty Bruce.
Producer:
Hilary Robinson
Source: Radio Times

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