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The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't.

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Lenny Bruce
Age: 40 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 1966
Died: August 3
Actor
Comedian
Journalist
Screenwriter
Singer
Writer
Mineola
New York
Funny
Hour
Away
Laughing
Art
Humor
Three
Joy
Form
Comedy
Take
Honest
Laughs
Trying
Hours
Fake
Men
Happiness
Laughter

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