Westhampton Beach - One of the funniest women working today, comedienne
Rita Rudner will perform at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 25 at 8 p.m. in the Mollie Parnis Auditorium.
Las Vegas is one tough town to conquer, yet, Rudner has been hailed as the "Best Las Vegas Comedian" for eight straight years. World famous for her sweet-as-pie delivery of shrewdly hilarious observations about the annoyances and joys of middle-aged, domestic life and female obsessions, she captivates audiences and critics alike. Her secret weapon, a lethal wit wrapped up in a soft-spoken delivery. With her gentle voice, porcelain skin and big, crayon-blue eyes, Rudner shatters the stereotype of brassy, tough comediennes with poise and sophistication.
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," 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."
She 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 two hour-long specials for HBO, "Born To Be Mild" and "Married Without Children." She's performed all over the world, filling
Carnegie Hall three times and the Universal Amphitheater in L.A twice.
She has also written four books, including two novels ("Tickled Pink" and "Turning the Tables"). Her non-fiction books are the best-selling "Naked Beneath My Clothes" and "Rita Rudner's Guide to Men." Her latest book of essays - "I Still Have It…I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It" - was published by Harmony Books in the summer of 2008. Don't miss this rare chance to see this award-winning comedian on the East End.
Tickets are $100, $85, and $70, and can be purchased on line at
www.whbpac.org, Box Office at 631-288-1500, or 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, (Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. and later on show nights).
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