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Close Up
"Portrait of Lenny"
April 21, 1963
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Ottawa Journal TV Listing - April 20, 1963
Bruce, often called a "sick" comedian, is interviewed by New York reporter Nat Hentoff. Bruce talks, plays the piano, and dances during a half hour intimate look at himself. Comments about the comic are given by three well-known critics - Malcolm Muggeridge and Kenneth Tynan of London and Jean Shepherd, a broadcaster in New York City.
(NOTE: Original listing had Shep's first name as 'Gene')
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April 21,1963 Description of the interview from a book about Lenny Bruce published well after his death. (Dated incorrectly as 1964)
