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Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images 3 Comedians Who Got Arrested for Their Acts Long Before Lenny Bruce’s Legendary Clash With Police
Comedy legends like W.C. Fields and Mae West were facing legal repercussions for their performances when Bruce was still in diapers
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Chris Delmas/Contributor/Getty Images Patton Oswalt on His New Stand-Up Special, Things That Haven’t Aged Well, and Doing Comedy for Almost 40 Years (Exclusive)
Ahead of his new special ‘Tea & Scotch,’ Oswalt talked to us about horror movies, his acting influences, and much more
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Joe Rogan, George Carlin and Norm Macdonald (Photo: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images, Stephen Chernin/Getty Images, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc) 8 Famous Comedians and the Comedians They Don’t Find Funny
It turns out comics can be just as opinionated as the rest of us
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The Grammy Award (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) 4 Famous Stand-Up Comedians Who Surprisingly Never Won a Grammy
Being a comedy legend doesn’t guarantee you any awards
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George Carlin being arrested (Photo by Mark Goff/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) That Time George Carlin Got Arrested With Lenny Bruce
The two comedy legends shared a ride in a police truck after a show in 1962
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JImi Hendrix holding a record (Photo by The People/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Jimi Hendrix’s Favorite Records Were Stand-Up Comedy Albums
It turns out the guitar icon was a big comedy fan
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Richard Pryor had some thoughts about serving in the army (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ‘Rolling Stone’ and Comedy Central’s Top 3 Stand-Ups Were All Kicked Out of the Military
Happy Short-Lived Veteran’s Day
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Richard Pryor on stage in the 1970s (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images) The One Time Richard Pryor Crossed Paths With Lenny Bruce
Two stand-up legends walk out of a comedy club…
