Saint Lenny Bruce

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010
In Steve Post's opinion, It has been far too long since someone spent a full hour on the late-great Saint Lenny Bruce. (Days must have elapsed.) So Steve plays some of Bruce's best, and tells about his acquaintanceship with the persecuted comic. Steve also interviews Bruce's friend and editor, Paul Krassner, about his relationship to Bruce, which was based primarily on their shared conviction that arousing prurient interests is itself socially redeeming. We are betting that you can predict the music to be played.

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