Ever wanted to get inside the head of a comedic legend? Well, here's your chance!

is a one on one interview with the legend of stage and screen discussing everything from comedic improvisation to performing stand-up to his rise to fame. Fans of Woody Allen will now have a chance to learn more about their favorite writer/director/actor/clarinetist.

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"They call Lenny Bruce a sick comic, and sick he is. Sick of all the pretentious phoniness of a generation that makes his vicious humor meaningful. He is a rebel, but not without a cause, for there are shirts that need un-stuffing, egos that need deflating. Sometimes you feel guilty laughing at some of Lenny's mordant jabs, but that disappears a second later when your inner voice tells you, with pleased surprise, 'But that's true'."[Herb Caen, 1959]

Lenny Bruce was notorious for using obscenities during performances. Although comedians today curse freely (even excessively), in the 1960's, Bruce's language led to several controversial arrests. Aside from the negative stigma associated with Bruce, he had many influential supporters including Woody Allen, Allen Ginsburg, and Bob Dylan, who wrote a tribute song in his defense.

is one of Bruce's most recognized and controversial works and features the comedian's signature delivery.

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Had a long week? Well sit back and listen to

. The album features a conversation between Jerry and comic-turned-motivational-speaker Larry Wilde which ranges in topics from Seinfeld's childhood to his incorporation of Zen in his everyday life. You'll hear plenty of funny antidotes throughout the course of the interview, but the you'll also get to see a side of this comedian that you wouldn't have a chance to hear otherwise.

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"Her comic timing, honed after decades of public performance, is impeccable." [New York Times]

"...angrier and funnier than ever. She may be a blowtorch to the extreme Christian right, but for many she's a breath of fresh air. That she's standing in front of a mike, speaking her mind to packed houses, is in itself a ray of hope in dark times." [LA Times]

Need we say more about Margaret Cho? Yes, we must! In addition to being hilarious, Cho has been honored as the recipient of the First Amendment Award from the ACLU of Southern California, and the Intrepid Award from the National Organization for Women (NOW). She has also been honored by GLAAD, American Women in Radio and Television, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), and PFLAG for "making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for all, regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender identity." Wow!

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Grammy winning comedian, actor (Rufus from Bill and Ted's!) and author, George Carlin, has arrived on Amie Street. Courtesy of Laugh.com, we now have 16 comedy albums from one of the very best American comedians.

Carlin was born in NYC in 1937 and started appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in the 1960s. In the early '70s Carlin released the album

, which featured his now legendary Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television () routine. The bit eventually got him arrested in Milwaukee in 1972 on obscenity charges and lead to some serious drama with the FCC.

Fast forward to the 2000s and George Carlin is as funny, biting, and relevant as ever. In 2001 he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual American Comedy Awards and in 2005 he did the HBO special

, now available on Amie Street.

It's a George Carlin shopping spree - get your fix of scandalous comedy today!

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