Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

1953-09-17

Biography

Rita Rudner is an American comedian, actress and writer. She began her career as a dancer, appearing in several Broadway musicals, but switched to stand up comedy at the age of 25 when she saw a gap in the market for female comedians in New York City. She became one of the premier American female comedians to come to success in the 1980s and '90s and at one point Rudner was working successfully both in her native America (with HBO specials and acclaimed appearances on The Tonight Show) and in the UK (with her own six part TV series for BBC2). In 1989 Rudner married her long term partner, the English producer Martin Bergman and together they have collaborated on numerous films, writing and producing Peter's Friends in 1992 which starred Kenneth Branagh, Fry and Laurie, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton and Rudner herself, and in Bergman's 1995 directorial debut A Month In The Country which she starred in alongside Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore and Richard Lewis. Presently she has the longest running solo comedy show in Las Vegas history a twelve year run with over 2,000 shows and one and a half million tickets sold to date.

Also appears in

Peter’s Friends

Peter’s Friends

6.5

Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

5.9

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

5.9

Love Hurts

Love Hurts

5.0

The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys

5.6

That’s Adequate

That’s Adequate

4.2

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

4.5

A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country

3.5

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

7.2

Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special

Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special

8.0

Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild

Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild

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Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses

Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses

4.0

Thanks

Thanks

1.2

On Location: Women of the Night

On Location: Women of the Night

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Rita Rudner:  Live from Las Vegas

Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas

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Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands

Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands

10.0