Judy Gold
Judy Gold
Judy Goldis an American standup comedian, actress, television writer, and producer. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. She has also been involved in many projects in various roles, including the television series All-American Girl and HBO At the Multiplex segments where she asks humorous questions of unexpecting moviegoers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth15 November 1962
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.
Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.
To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.
Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'
People always think you have a lot of money when they see you on TV.
I would love to get married, first of all, from my children's perspective. People don't think of children when they think of gay marriage, but I do have children, and for them to see their family validated as other families are validated and protected by our government, yes.
I do believe that it's something that we don't talk about, but when there are clearly defined gender roles, it is much simpler. Because you don't have to think, which people apparently don't like to do.
What if obese people couldn't get married?
Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.
I like being able to donate my comedy to charity. I'm not a billionaire, and I can't write checks.
I love the vulgar. I kind of have the humor of a 17-year-old boy.
In America, I've been told so many times that I look 'too Jewish' that I stopped counting.
I'm not sure when exactly I knew I was funny, but I always knew I was different. I never had an 'edit' button and would say whatever came into my head. Most of the time, what came out of my mouth was the very thing everyone else was thinking - but too polite or afraid to verbalize.
I've done stand-up since I was 18 years old, and I absolutely love it, but I used to go onstage, and the audience was my peers. Now I go onstage, and I could be their mother.