The most provocative autobiography of one of the most brilliant social satirists, the least politically correct comedian in history. Lenny Bruce wrote this book spurred by Hugh Hefner, who published it by chapters in his Playboy magazine. It is an autobiography with some fictional features, where Bruce recreates what was his life until a few years before his death. This lack of rigor in terms of dates, situations or responsibilities does not prevent that in How to be rude and influence others the best of Lenny Bruce's philosophy meets, the key ideas that made him one of the most controversial comedians of the history. He developed his style as a master of ceremonies in strip clubs in New York and Los Angeles, until he acceded to the jazz clubs, first, and then to the big theaters like Carnegie Hall. His themes, to which he remained faithful throughout his career: jazz, morals, politics, patriotism, religion, sex, law, races, drugs, Jews and the Ku Klux Klan. An explosive mixture of anger, irony and sincerity