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Although the jury acquitted him, other law enforcement agencies began monitoring his appearances, resulting in frequent arrests under obscenity charges. Bruce in 1963, after being arrested in San Francisco. Bruce was arrested again in 1961 in Philadelphia for drug possession, and again in Los Angeles two years later.
Here are five comedians who were arrested over material they performed onstage. Before obscenity laws were deemed unconstitutional in the early 1970s, comedians risked the threat of arrest for ...
Richard Jay Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, and author. [2] He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant and investigator John Munch, [3] whom he portrayed for 23 years in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, [4] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [3] and several guest appearances on other series.
The FCC obscenity guidelines do not apply to non-broadcast media such as cable television, satellite TV, or satellite radio. [17] Whether the FCC or the Department of Justice could be empowered by the Congress to restrict indecent content on cable television without such legislation violating the Constitution has never been settled by a court ...
[22] [23] On June 23, 2003, he was arrested in Austin, Texas, for heroin possession. [24] On October 12, 2004, Hedberg sat in on the news with Robin Quivers on The Howard Stern Show . He appeared on the show again on March 17, 2005, 2 weeks before his death, this time with Quivers and Artie Lange present, and briefly discussed his drug use ...
NBC. Louis C.K. In May 2015, Louis C.K. hosted "Saturday Night Live" and used his opening monologue to joke about child molestation, saying a pedophile lived in his neighborhood growing up.
A veteran comedian with roles on “Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” has pleaded guilty in connection with his role in ...
Obscenity controversies in television, involving any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. [1] The word can be used to indicate a strong moral repugnance, in expressions such as "obscene profits " or "the obscenity of war".