On October 4th, 1962, comedian Lenny Bruce took the stage at the Troubadour and delivered a set that would land him in handcuffs. We explore the actual words that got him arrested, the court battle that followed, and how one night of obscenity charges transformed the boundaries of what comedians could say on stage.
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