10 Lenny Bruce Quotes on Humor

Lenny Bruce quotes on humor

1. Life is a four-letter word

8. The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.

10. You can't put tits and ass on the marquee!...Why not?...Because it's dirty and vulgar, that's why not!... Titties are dirty and vulgar?...Okay, we'll compromise. How about Latin? Gluteus maximus, pectoralis majors nightly...That's alright, that's clean, class with ass, I'll buy it...Clean to you, schmuck, but dirty to the Latins!

12. 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.

14. If you're going to stop masturbating, you can't 'taper off.' You've got to quit, cold jerky!

15. A lot of people say to me, 'Why did you kill Christ?' I dunno... it was one of those parties that got out of hand, you know?

22. 'Sex' and 'obscenity' are not synonymous.

25. Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

41. Mother Goose is on the loose, stealing lines from Lenny Bruce.

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43. Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand. Marshall McLuhan, casual viewin', head buried in the sand.