Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Comedy and the Constitution

Black and white photo of Lenny Bruce smoking

Lenny Bruce in an undated pre-1960 promo shot

Photo Credit: All rights reserved by Kitty Bruce | Courtesy of the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis

Free-speech pioneer. Satirist. Cultural Icon.

Comedian Lenny Bruce’s legacy was the focus of a two-day conference held Oct. 27-28, 2016, in Goldfarb Library at Brandeis University.

"Comedy and the Constitution" marked the formal opening of the collection of archival material that the university acquired from Bruce’s daughter, Kitty Bruce, with a generous grant from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation.

Questions? Email bruceconference2016@brandeis.edu.

Speakers

  • Christie Hefner, Trustee of the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation, founder of Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards, member of board of directors of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, former chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., former Brandeis University Trustee, Brandeis University alumna
  • Kitty Bruce, daughter of Lenny Bruce and founder of The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation
  • Lewis Black, critically acclaimed stand-up, actor and author

Watch Conference Videos.

Sponsors

“Comedy and the Constitution” was generously sponsored by

and the following units of Brandeis University: