Lenny then sits down with Steve Allen to discuss this point of constitutional freedom. According to Bruce, the law prescribes true freedom of speech, and what is considered “dirty” to one may ...

Bruce did appear on The Steve Allen Show in April 1959 -- one of only six televised performances the comic gave in his short-lived career -- and Kirby's performance of his iconic "All Alone ...

“I have a reputation for being sort of controversial [and] the semantic bear trap of bad taste,” Bruce joked on “The Steve Allen Show” in 1959.

As a guest on the Steve Allen show in 1959 he poked fun at kids sniffing glue to get high and at actress Elizabeth Taylor for studying Judaism. It was among his tamer performances.

Bruce's career really began to take off in 1959, when he appeared on The Steve Allen Show, introduced as "the most shocking comedian of our time." In 1961, he played to a packed house at Carnegie ...

Bruce cleaned up his act for television appearances—that “All Alone” bit on The Steve Allen Show from season 2 actually happened, and you can watch it on YouTube.