Lenny Bruce

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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George Carlin

George Carlin on impersonating Lenny Bruce in front of the comedian who wound up getting Carlin signed to an agency

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr on how Larry Gelbart got the inspiration for "Maxwell Q. Klinger" on M*A*S*H

00:41

Budd Friedman with Emerson College

Budd Friedman on the beginnings of stand-up comedy with people like Lenny Bruce

02:20

Shecky Greene with Emerson College

Shecky Greene on the then-current state of comedy, and on Lenny Bruce

03:41

Hugh Hefner with Emerson College

Hugh Hefner on his connection to humor, on his syndicated show Playboy's Penthouse, and on his connection to Lenny Bruce

08:39

Hugh Hefner on having standup comedians at his Playboy Clubs in Chicago, and on his friendships with Lenny Bruce and Don Adams

06:02

Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall on Lenny Bruce and Carl Reiner's philosophies of using one's experiences for comedy material

00:58

George Shapiro

George Shapiro on first seeing Phyllis Diller and Lenny Bruce perform

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