Lenny Bruce granted posthumous pardon

ALBANY, New York (AP) — Comedian Lenny Bruce was granted a posthumous pardon by Gov. George Pataki Tuesday for a nearly 40-year-old obscenity conviction prompted by a foul-mouthed political commentary.

Finally. Bruce was a hilarious (yet tragic) figure in the world of comedy. He tended to push the bounds of taste and free speech right to the very limit, but were it not for him comedians like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Adrew Dice Clay never would have been as mainstream as they were.

Hold on. What am I talking about? They’re all f***ing a**holes! F**k Lenny Bruce!

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