Lenny Bruce.” She carried the note as a talisman in her bra, she said, to keep her moving forward. During an appearance on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight” show, Rivers told the story about getting Bruce’s ...

However, you can look as far back as Lenny Bruce's self-destruction over fighting for free speech through the medium of stand-up, to George Carlin's breakthrough "words you can't say on television ...

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22 ... of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. He was a frequent performer and ...