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Best Female Stand-up Comedian -- 1990
She and her husband, former BBC comedy writer Martin Bergman, co-wrote Kenneth Branagh's film "Peter's Friends." Their second collaboration, the Bergman-directed "A Weekend in the Country," stars Jack Lemmon, Christine Lahti, Dudley Moore, and Richard Lewis, along with Rudner. She and her hubby have their co-writing system down pat. "We make each other feel really guilty, and the person who makes the other feel the guiltiest doesn't write. The guilty person sits down and writes until the other person feels really guilty, and then they take over."
"Hollywood is a town run by men. A young, beautiful woman has a much better chance than an older, smart, funny woman. I'm trying to do things I'm proud of, which is really what's holding me back. If I would just do any old thing, it would be a lot better for my career." Rita Rudner has no idea why she leapt from chorus lines to punch lines at age 25, but the former hoofer is glad she did. Today she's the author of two books, "Naked Beneath My Clothes" and "Rita Rudner's Guide to Men," star of numerous HBO specials, including "HBO: One Night Stand," "Born to Be Mild" and "Married Without Children" and the feature films "Peter's Friends" and "A Weekend in the Country."
Rita speaks softly and carries a big shtick. Onstage, her act combines shrewd observations about life and the world with a demeanor that makes you want to help her across the street. When she performs live, the mistress of well-heeled understatement puts her unique spin on such topics as marriage, babies, dieting and, of course, men. Rita made Friars Club history by being the first female comic ever invited to be a "roaster." David Letterman, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson, Bill Maher, Bob Hope, George Burns, Tom Snyder, Conan O'Brien, Dennis Miller, Martin Short, Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford have all found Rita amusing. She has appeared on all of their shows. Sample quotes from Rita Rudner --
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