Comedian Rita Rudner has a secret
weapon - a lethal wit wrapped up in a soft-spoken delivery - and she knows
how to use it. She is captivating audiences and critics alike, both here
and abroad, with her clever observations, sharp timing and Gracie Allen-like
style. With her gentle voice, porcelain skin and big, crayon-blue eyes, 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, Rudner became a regular
on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson where she trades 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". Rudner also recently made Friars Club history by being
the first female comic ever invited to be a "roaster".
One of the most ethereal comedians
on today's hyperkinetic comedy circuit, Rita Rudner's soft-spoken humor has
led to sold-out club appearances across the U.S.A. as well as in England
and Australia. Her non-stop, witty observations on modern life cover such
diverse topics as relationships, family and the importance of cleaning
ladies.
Rita Rudner's credits Woody Allen
as the inspiration for her subtle, intellectual comedy style. "Listening
to Woody Allen," she says, "I realized that you didn't have to be aggressive...My
humor is more offbeat hysterical than it is raucous." Starting with a base
of solid jokes that build on one another, each stronger than the last, Rita
takes each premise to its fullest, most absurd point.
A native of Miami, Rudner left
home at age 15 to seek her fame and fortune on the Broadway stage. "I never
even considered college," she says. "I was a dancer - I hated sitting down."
She soon landed a role in the national touring company of' Zorba" and went
on to appear in "Annie", "The Magic Show", "Mack and Mabel", "Follies", and
"Promises, Promises" on Broadway.
After six years of sharing the
footlights with others, Rita Rudner decided to go solo and looked around
for a career that offered good opportunities for women. At that time the
field of stand-up comedy was wide open so Rudner set her sights in that direction
and hasn't looked back since. She now commands center stage and seems to
thrive on the attention that once used to give her a case of the
hives.
Married to English comedy producer
Martin Bagmen, Rudner now makes her home the West Coast and when not performing
she devotes her time to writing screenplays and trying to figure out her
sprinkler system.
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