Rita Rudner
Rita Rudner
Rita Rudneris an American comedian, writer and actress. Beginning her career as a Broadway dancer, Rita Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned her stage presence to stand-up comedy where she’s flourished for over three decades. Her performance on a variety of HBO specials and numerous appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, helped establish Rudner as one of the premiere female comics to emerge from the comedy boom of the 1980s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth17 September 1953
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.
I loved my mother very much, but she was not a good cook. Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before. In our house Thanksgiving was a time for sorrow.
I never know what to get my father for his birthday. I gave him a hundred dollars and said, 'Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.' So he went out and bought a present for my mother.
Most men are secretly still mad at their mothers for throwing away their comic books. They would be valuable now.
Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.
I want to have young children although my mother and father are even now young sufficient to just take care of them.
My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.
Men hate to lose. I beat my husband once at tennis. I asked him, "Will we ever make love again?" He said, "Yes.... but not with each other.
Now that we've got the East-West All-Star game here, don't you think there's the possibility that someday we'll have our own team?
If you are who you are on stage, people pay attention.
I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.
I wanted to say things that were natural coming from me.
My mother buried three husbands - and two of them were only napping.
I think the most important thing about learning comedy is to start from who you are. If you begin the process by imitating what you perceive to be a comedy rhythm, you will get laughs sooner, but you will not be unique.