Released:
1972-01-01

Overview:
The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a close friend, Fred Baker, who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears. By presenting Bruce's landmark skits on the Steve Allen Show, his failed TV pilot episode and a candid interview with Nat Hentoff, Bruce's genius and anguish show through the dramatic and tragic trajectory of his career from aspiring artist to hunted "lawbreaker".

Director:
Fred Baker

Runtime:
1h 10min

Genre:
Comedy, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Fred Baker
  as
  Narrator (voice)
• 
  Lenny Bruce
  as
  Self (archive footage)
• 
  Steve Allen
  as
  Self / DJ (archive footage)
• 
  Martin Garbus
  as
  Self (archive footage)
• 
  William Glenesk
  as
  Self (archive footage)