Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Prophet

Lenny Bruce was a controversial standup comedian of the 1950's and 60's who became a martyr to First Amendment rights when he satired the hypocrisy and deception of political and religious leaders. Those leaders used the law in an attempt to harrass him into silence. Even though Bruce used no more adult language than other comics of his time, his lower court convictions for obscenitywere all judged unconstitional and overtrned in higher courts, making those milestone cases for defense of Fi...