Lenny is episode 384 focusing on the 1974 film of the same name as part of Pod That Jazzcast miniseries on the films of Bob Fosse. Posted July 17 2022.
Summary[]
Sure, Bob Fosse’s “Lenny” has beautiful cinematography, but does it effectively communicate that Lenny Bruce was funny? Is the narrative of stand-ups as “tortured truth tellers” overdone?
We have THOUGHTS! Comedian and “stand-up historian” Colin Quinn joins us to talk about the legacy of Lenny Bruce, and what Fosse gets right (the milieu of the clubs, Valerie Perrine’s wonderful performance as Honey Bruce), and what he gets wrong (the actual humor). Plus - we entertain the idea of a miniseries structured not around a specific filmmaker, but a series of late-70s, early-80s films where the main auteur is…cocaine
Editor’s Note: This episode includes Zoom audio. [1]
Milestones and Ephemera[]
- Colin's Criterion closet video [2]
- In the Spreadmaster's Delight episode, Griffin gave Valerie Perrine a Beast Lead Actress nomination for 1974.
Box Office[]
December, 1974
- Other movies in the top 10: Lenny (#6), The Godfather Part II, The Longest Yard, The Taking of Pelham 123, Airport 1975.
Sponsors[]
- The Riddler stops by to deliver some very sweaty non-riddles about Indeed.
- Lenny Bruce himself pitches Bombas.
- No Mubi animals! Cinéaste animals out of work.
References[]
- ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Lenny. Audioboom. Retrieved on July 18, 2022.
- ↑ Criterion Current. Colin Quinn’s Closet Picks. Criterion Collection. Retrieved on July 18, 2022.