Lenny Bruce, a character on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', is actually based on a real person. Here's what to know about the comedian's real life and true story.

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Amazon Prime StudiosIn the end, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel didn’t opt for an alternate history conclusion to Lenny Bruce’s story—no matter ...

Amy Sherman-Palladino, Dan Palladino on how Luke Kirby's Lenny Bruce will "shake up" Midge’s final season journey for Marvelous Mrs.

Julian Barry, whose 1971 Broadway play and 1974 movie, both titled Lenny and both telling the story of comic Lenny Bruce, died Tuesday.

Imagined conversation in Aug. 1966: "Lenny Bruce is a menace. He uses dirty words for shock value. He's a junkie who wants to pollute civilized ...

Yet, his career directing films hasn't always been as big a part of his legacy. As Fosse/Verdon showed, Fosse directed Lenny with Dustin Hoffman based on the life of comedian Lenny Bruce.

The 1974 movie version, which starred Dustin Hoffman in the title role, has endured as a classic of the Lenny Bruce mini-genre.

Lenny Bruce attacked the high and mighty of his day like Cardinal Spellman and Ms. J. Edgar Hoover. He said the things that couldn't be said, and for his trouble he was tried and sentenced to die on a ...

Luke Kirby's Emmy-winning portrayal of Lenny Bruce on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has introduced a whole new generation of viewers to the legendary comedian.

On Fosse/Verdon, there are only a few brief glimpses into Lenny itself. Instead, Fosse imagining himself as Lenny Bruce becomes a narrative device. It's easy to see why Fosse, as an artist, was ...

Lenny Bruce, the man who made comedy the frontline for free speech, was famous for swearing and using racial and ethnic slurs on stage. Off stage, however, his act was much cleaner. Once, when he ...

It’s almost 50 years since the death of Lenny Bruce. The groundbreaking comedian died on Aug. 3, 1966 from an overdose of morphine while his New York obscenity conviction was still on appeal. On ...