Celebrity Comedians
Rita Rudner
Comedianne Rita Rudner has a secret weapon - a lethal wit wrapped up in a soft-spoken delivery - and she knows how to use it. With her gentle voice, porcelain skin and big, crayon-blue eyes, Rita Rudner shatters the stereotype of brassy, tough comediennes with poise and sophistication.Rita Rudner has parlayed her "niceness" into an impressive list of credits. She won the 1990 American Comedy Award as Best Female Stand-Up she starred in her own comedy variety series in England which aired on the BBC 2; and she's starred in her first solo hour-long special for HBO titled "Born To Be Mild."In addition, Rita Rudner became a regular on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson where she traded quips with him with ease. Her other television credits include numerous appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman," performing on Comic Relief, starring in her own HBO "One Night Stand" in '89, being one of four featured comediennes on HBO's first "Women Of The Night" special and a co-host of the NBC summer series "Funny People." Rita Rudner also recently made Friars Club history by being the first female comic ever invited to be a "roaster."