Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

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Biography

Rita Rudner is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Beginning her career as a Broadway actress, Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned to stand-up comedy, where she has performed for over three decades.

"Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times."

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"In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk."

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"There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better."

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"I love to sleep. Do you? Isn't it great? It really is the best of both worlds. You get to be alive and unconscious."

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"A good place to meet a man is at the dry cleaner. These men usually have jobs and bathe."

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"We did long for the pitter-patter of little feet, so we decided to buy a dog. Cheaper, and… get more feet."

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"I love being married, I do. It's so great to find that one special person that you want to annoy for the rest of your life."

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"Well, the old theory was "marry an older man because they're more mature". But the new theory is "men don't mature — marry a young one"."

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"Whenever I date a guy, I think, "Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?""

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"My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married, and I didn't want him to."

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"My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head."

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"To me, life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside."

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"[One of my friends] was in labor for 36 hours. (I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.)"

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"Envy the kangaroo. That pouch setup is extraordinary; the baby crawls out of the womb when it is about two inches long, gets into the pouch, and proceeds to mature. I'd have a baby if it would develop in my handbag."

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"I don't even know how this word came into being: "aerobics". I guess gym instructors got together and said, "If we're going to charge ten dollars an hour, we can't call it 'jumping up and down'.""

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"Nobody is really happy with what's on their head. People with straight hair want curly, people with curly want straight, and bald people want everyone to be blind."

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"Why are women wearing perfumes that smell like flowers to attract men? Men don't like flowers. I have a great idea for a scent that will attract men — how about "New Car Interior"?"

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"I had teeth that stuck out so far, I used to eat other kids' candy bars by accident."

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"I get a lot of return business. I think it's all those years I put in traveling around the country people saw me before and had a good time so they want to see me again."

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"To attract men, I wear a perfume called 'New Car Interior.'"

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"When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always."

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"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight."

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"To attract men, I wear a perfume called 'New Car Interior.'"

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"I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life."

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"I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose."

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