Thank You Mask Man is an animated short film based upon a comedy routine by Lenny Bruce, he died in which year, and he was a Jewish-American stand-up comedian, social critic and satirist?
Lenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American stand-up comedian, social critic and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York state, by then-Governor George Pataki in 2003.
Howie Schneider Howard Adolph Schneider (April 24, 1930 – June 28, 2007), better known as Howie Schneider, was an award-winning cartoonist, sculptor and children's book author who lived and worked in Massachusetts. His best-known comic strip, "Eek & Meek", ran from 1965 to 2000 in more than 400 newspapers through Newspaper Enterprise Association.