Lenny Bruce on 'Mrs. Maisel': What's Fact and What's Fiction?

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Luke Kirby's portrayal of Lenny Bruce on MrsMaisel is introducing a whole new generation to the legendary comedian.

As a friend, champion and, as of season 4's finale, paramour oftitular character -- a housewife who divorces her husband and pursues a career in standup comedy in the late 1950s -- Kirby's Bruce has served as a historical barometer of sorts for the show, offering context to the political and comedic landscape of the time.

"Obviously, there's the concern that people are going to, you know, hate your interpretation and all of the stuff that comes with this job, but because he's a real person who had a real family and had a daughter, she was the one that I would have felt really bad if we'd done something to upset her," he shared. "So, I'm glad to know that wasn't the case."

, and poets like Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso and Bob Kaufman all took the stage in its heyday.The pair also take in a show at The Village Vanguard -- a jazz club that boasted performances from the likes of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day, Charlie Mingus, Bill Evans and more -- which remains a Greenwich mainstay to this day. also stayed extremely faithful to real-life events.

 

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I am so disappointed with how they handled him in the last season. It feels like such a disservice to fans and his story on the show, especially after the season 4 finale.

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