Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and a story by Lenny Bruce.

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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 11:00pm to Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:00am
Excerpts from "The Comedians" by Kliph Nesteroff

Tonight Fortunato reads excerpts from a history of Comedy in America.In this selection, author Kliph Nesteroff looks at the emergence of modern comedy in night clubs, records and late night television. Featiring acconts of Johnaton Winters, Dick Gregory , Dick Cavett, Jerry Lewis, and more.

Also, a presentation of  Lenny Bruce's classic comedy routine "The Comic At The Paladium". 

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