Question: Ian Cognito is a British stand-up comedian who has been compared to a Jewish-American stand-up comedian who was convicted in an obcenity trial in what year?
Sentence (from "Lenny Bruce"): 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.
Relevant evidence: Yes