Lenny Bruce

Quotes by Lenny Bruce

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Comedian and social critic · American · 1925–1966

American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)

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“The whole motivation for any performer is 'Look at me Ma.'”
— Lenny Bruce
acting theatre

“I won't say ours was a tough school but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like "What I'm Going to Be if I Grow Up."”
— Lenny Bruce
education

“The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.”
— Lenny Bruce
humour humorists

“The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't.”
— Lenny Bruce
Laughter Man Fake