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Tough Cookie
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they never would have said
you can't let a man follow a
man. They don't think like
that anymore. No one seems
threatened by female come-
dians today."
At 32, Rudner has proven
her own abilities. She is one
of the most popular female
stand-ups on the nightclub
circuit. With her gentle voice,
porcelain skin and big,
crayon-blue eyes, she shatters
the stereotype of brassy,
tough comediennes with
poise and sophistication.
Rudner has parlayed her
"niceness' into frequent guest
appearances on "Late Night
with David Letterman," "The
Alan Thicke Show" in
Canada, as well as sold-out
club appearances in England,
Australia and the United
States.
She's also done five cable
specials. She was the only
woman featured on
Showtime's comedy special
"Just For Laughs II" and was
one of four comediennes
featured on HBO's comedy
special "Women of the
Night!'
She was seen on the big
screen in several films, in-
cluding The Wrong Guys. And
she recently appeared on
George Schlatter's "Funny
People," seen briefly this past
summer on NBC.
Until recently, much of
Rudner's soft-spoken humor
has revolved around such
diverse topics as relation-
ships, family and the impor-
tance of cleaning ladies. In
describing parts of her own
life, she's even poked at her
past: "I've never been wild.
The worst thing I ever did was
read in a bad light!'
As a female Jewish comic,
her humor has no obvious
ethnic overtones. "I just do
what comes naturally," she
explains. "I wasn't raised in
a religious way. I also realiz-
ed very quickly, especially
when I played places outside
of the New York area, that do-
ing Jewish humor wouldn't
work because the majority of
the country is from very mix-
ed backgrounds and I wanted
to be able to appeal to people
all over. I also do a lot of work
in London and Australia now,
so it's best not to localize
anything!'
And, she continues, "if I do
happen to play on my
femininity, it's just something
that's there. If I have it, it's
just the way I was raised and
something that's in my basic
makeup!'
Rudner credits Woody Allen
as the inspiration for her sub-
tle, intellectual comedy style.
"Listening to Woody Allen,"
she says, "I realized that you
didn't have to be aggressive.
Rita Rudner listened to countless comedy albums and read books on
comedy writing to learn her craft.
My humor is more off-beat
hysterical than it is raucous."
Starting with a base of solid
jokes that build on one
another, Rudner takes . each
premise to its fullest, most ab-
surd point.
For example, as a single girl
looking for Mr. Right, Rudner
explains she often came in
dangerously close contact
with Mr. Wrong. "There were
also the would-be boyfriends
who ran so fast from commit-
ment "they left skid marks.
One guy couldn't say, `30-love'
when we played tennis
together," she used to tell her
audience. "He said, '30-I-
really-like-you-a-lot-but-I-
still-need-to-see-other-
people! "
Or, "I don't do well at co-ed
gyms. I went to pick up a
weight and a guy said, 'Here,
let me get that for you.' "
In 1984, Rudner's life and
comedic style began to
change. She finally met Mr.
Right when she met ex-
comedy writer-turned pro-
ducer Martin Bergman. In
1986 she appeared on a show
he was producing in
Australia. And last June they
married.
Today, when not perform-
ing, Rudner says she devotes
her time to writing
screenplays, gardening and
trying to figure out her
sprinkler system.
"I said this must really be
love. I gave up 20 minutes of
my act when I got married,"
Rudner quips. "But it's a lot
more fun now. I get to tell
jokes about marriage and
in-laws.
"Now in my act I get to talk
about how scary this whole
business of marriage really is
for me. Like I didn't like hav-
ing to say for better or worse.
I prefer for better or forget it.
And my in-laws want me to
call them mom and dad but
I'm not really comfortable
with that yet. At least, not
until I owe them some
money!"
`Snoopy' Show
At The Center
Todd E. Bear Productions
will present Snoopy, starring
Danny Gurwin and directed
by Edgar A. Guest II on Sun-
day and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. at
the Jewish Community Cen-
ter Maple/Drake Building.
The Center has made a
"package' of kosher lunch and
show available upon request
in advance. There is ,a fee. For
information and reservations,
call the Jewish Community
Center, 661-1000, ext. 348; or
Nancy Gurwin, 354-0545.
The program will be
repeated on Jan. 8, 15 and 22.
Tapestry Show
Hand-made
Israeli
tapestries will be on display
in the Hamburger Lobby of
the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield,
now through Dec. 18.