This biography of the legendary comedian Lenny Bruce chronicles his rise to fame as one of the most influential and controversial stand-up comedians of the 20th century. It explores his life and career, from his early days as a Borscht
From Wikipedia
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy that combined satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon in 2003.