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Front page cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer... Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall...
Front page cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer... Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall...
Item # 719215
February 02, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Feb. 2, 1961
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
The top of the front page has a somewhat large cartoon by the noted Jules Feiffer.
Feiffer is an American cartoonist and author who was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 as America's leading editorial cartoonist. He became a staff cartoonist for The Village Voice in 1956, where he produced the weekly comic strip titled "Feiffer" until 1997. His cartoons became nationally syndicated.
This is from Feiffer's earlier years with the Village Voice.
Page 11 has a advertisement for: "Lenny Bruce at Midnight...America's Most Controversial Comedian." appearing at Carnegie Hall, one of his notable appearances.
AI notes: On February 4, 1961, Lenny Bruce performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, delivering a landmark stand-up comedy show that would become one of the defining moments of his career. Despite a severe snowstorm, the hall was packed with an eager audience, and the performance was later recorded and released as The Carnegie Hall Concert, a three-LP set that showcased Bruce’s improvisational brilliance. In this show, he fearlessly tackled controversial subjects such as religion, politics, drugs, and social taboos, blending sharp wit with biting social commentary. Unlike his earlier, more structured routines, the Carnegie Hall performance allowed Bruce to push boundaries and challenge societal norms, cementing his reputation as a pioneering voice in modern comedy. The show’s impact reverberated through subsequent generations of comedians, influencing figures like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Joan Rivers, and solidifying Bruce’s legacy as a trailblazer who transformed comedy into a vehicle for cultural critique.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete in 16 pages, great condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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