E! Mysteries & Scandals: Lenny Bruce (1998)
John Magnuson (friend), Julian Barry (playwrite), Hugh Hefner (friend), Richard Lewis, Mort Saull and Alan Douglas (producer) are among the people interviewed to discuss the career of Lenny Bruce.
If you know anything about Bruce then you know he got a really, really bad and unfair deal in life. With countless arrests, drug addiction and the threat of prison, Bruce was just unlucky and I think everyone agrees that he was unfairly prosecuted. This episode does a wonderful job at telling his story and how the court system really derailed what should have been a terrific career. The interviews with those who knew Bruce give you a great idea of what he was going through at the time and especially the one with Hefner who actually helped the comedian with his legal fees.
Episode: A-