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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra
Lenny Bruce was plenty funny, just really really dated. I think, also, you have to have the patience to endure his really really long wind-ups. Which, in my eyes, are a beautiful construction of themselves.
This is one of his most accessible bits, Don't tell me this isn't a tad bit clever, especially for the early 60s when it came out:
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I can respect what he accomplished but I just don't find him funny, which is generally the case for me with older comedy. Unfortunately I think it's something that just doesn't age well, probably because so much humor depends on cultural context.