The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.

Dustin Hoffman
as Lenny Bruce

Valerie Perrine
as Honey Bruce

Jan Miner
as Sally Marr

Stanley Beck
as Artie Silver

Frankie Man
as Baltimore Comic

Rashel Novikoff
as Aunt Mema

Gary Morton
as Sherman Hart

Guy Rennie
as Jack Goldstein

Michele Yonge
as Nurse

Kathryn Witt
as Girl