The files of Maccorley Mathieu.
A collection of my essays, poems, jokes, articles, stories, sketches, plays, journals, diaries, drawings, pictures, records and achievements, junk, opinions. Anything that I have written, drawed, or outlined past and present. This blog is an archive of my life.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Rita Rudner: The funniest female ever?
Overtheyearstherehavebeenmanygreatfemalecomicsthathavestarredonsitcoms,varietyshows,orstand-upspecials.ThenotableonesareLucilleBall,CarolBurnett,LilyTomlin,EllenDegeneres,RoseanneBarr,SandraBernhard,andWhoopiGoldberg.MyfavoritesareSarah Silverman,WandaSykes-Hall,LisaLampanelli, andKathy Griffin.AllofthesewomenthatI’vementionedareverytalentedandveryfunny. ButnoneofthesewomencanbecomparedtoRitaRudner.RitaRudnermaybethefunniestfemaleever.Whenyou look athercareer,you'll see that she’sbeennominatedforCableAceAwardsforher1989HBOspecialandhadhighratedcomedyspecialsonA&Einthemid90’s.Andshe’shadabestsellingbook.Butshe’sveryunderratedanddoesn’tgettherecognitionshedeserves.Thisisbecauseshedoesn’tfitthestereotypeofafemalecomic.She’stoosweetandtooladylike.Forthisreasonshehasbeenoverlookedtimeandtimeagain.Andmostpeoplehaveforgottenabouther.ComedyCentraldidn’tevenputherintheir100greateststand-upcomediansofalltime.Howdisrespectful.She’snotloudoroffensive.Hercomedyisclever,witty,andentertaining.Shemakesobservationsonlifeandoffersherpointof viewondating,men,age,andpetpeeves.Shesmoothlytransitionsfromonetopictothenext.Andherpunchlinesarebrilliant - RodneyDangerfield-esque.Ifshe’snotthefunniestfemaleever,she’sdefinitelyoneofthefunniestfemalesever.Ifirstsawoneof herspecialsonComedyCentralyearsagoandIthoughtitwasbrilliant.Irememberthinkingshe’sfunnyandkindofhottoo.Tillthisday,I’veneverseenanyonedeliverpunchlinesandonelinerstheway shedoes. Iwouldputherinmytoptengreatestcomediansever.ScrewyouComedyCentral!Inmyeyes,RitaRudnerwillalwaysbealegendinthecomedyworld,andshe’llalwaysbefunnierthanGallagherandCarrotTopcombined.Ifyouwanttoseehow funnysheis, watchthevideobelowandjudgeforyourself.Sheisgreaaatttt!
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