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Online is thrilled to acknowledgeRITA
RUDNER as VCO's
Featured
Artist of the Month
Rita Rudner is the only child of witty parents. Much to their dismay,
Rita displayed a complete lack of wit until the age of twenty-five, whereupon
she refused to say anything unless it was laced with wit.
Up until twenty-five Rita preferred to talk with her feet, and danced in six
Broadway shows that she no longer likes to name because readers will be
compelled to go back and try to figure out how old she is.
Rita decided to be a comic by standing in front of inebriated strangers late
at night, talking into a microphone and leaving in the bits where people
laughed.
She has no idea why she leaped from chorus lines to punch lines……when
she was in therapy she forgot to ask.
David Letterman, Johnny Carson, Bill Maher, Jay Leno, Bob Hope, George Burns,
Tom Snyder, Conan O’Brien, Dennis Miller, Martin Short, Oprah Winfrey, Regis
Philbin and Kelly Ripa have all found Rita amusing, and she has appeared on all
of their respective shows respectively.
Rita’s first solo HBO special, “Rita Rudner’s One Night Stand,” was nominated
for two Ace Awards, as was her English television show which later appeared on
A&E. Rita’s two one-hour specials for HBO, “Born to Be Mild” and “Married
Without Children,” were ratings standouts and many viewers liked her dresses.
Rita has written three books: her first fiction novel “Tickled Pink” which was
published in the fall of 2001, the best-selling “Naked Beneath My Clothes” and
“Rita Rudner’s Guide to Men,” which continues to be quoted extensively on the
internet in English and in languages she will never understand. Speaking of men,
in 1989 Rita married Englishman Martin Bergman. The two have collaborated in
more ways than one. The movie “Peter’s Friends” was their first produced script.
It starred Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brangah and won the Peter Seller’s award
for best comedy film of the year.
“A Weekend in the Country” was another script the couple created together and
it was also Martin’s directorial debut. It premiered on the USA Network and
starred Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore, Christine Lahti and Richard Lewis. Rita
accidentally wrote a part for herself and memorized the lines so she could be in
it too. Recently, the couple collaborated again for an episode of “Hollywood Off
Ramp” on E! called “Unfunny Girl.” Again, the couple co-wrote, Martin directed
and Rita starred.
On January 27, 2003, Rita launched her first syndicated daily TV show Ask
Rita, in key markets across the country.
Rita signed a long-term contract in 2002 to perform exclusively at the New
York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In a city of cabarets and
production shows, Rudner is one of the few female headliners who has achieved
success by keeping her clothes on. What began as a one-month booking at the MGM
Grand in 2000 led to a permanent engagement at New York-New York’s $1.2 million
Cabaret Theatre built exclusively for her. Rita recently sold her 500,000th
ticket at New York-New York.
Rita Rudner now brings her unique style of comedy to Harrah's Las Vegas. "I'm very excited because it puts me much closer to the Forum Shops, which I think they might rename the Rita Shops," says Rudner.
In a city of cabarets and production shows, Rudner is one of the few female headliners who has achieved success by keeping her clothes on. An accomplished actress, best-selling author and comedian, Rudner's witty commentary on men and relationships has earned her national acclaim and awards. Her fourth book and second novel, "Turning the Tables," was released in 2006 by Crown Publishing.
In between live appearances, Martin and Rita continue to write and sell movie
and television scripts in Hollywood. Rita also found time to help write the 2001
& 2003 Oscar’s with Steve Martin and the 2002 Oscar’s with Whoopi
Goldberg.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tiffany Hauck, Kirvin Doak Communications Group (702) 737-3100
Up until twenty-five Rita preferred to talk with her feet, and danced in six
Broadway shows that she no longer likes to name because readers will be
compelled to go back and try to figure out how old she is. 
She has no idea why she leaped from chorus lines to punch lines……when
she was in therapy she forgot to ask.
Rita’s first solo HBO special, “Rita Rudner’s One Night Stand,” was nominated
for two Ace Awards, as was her English television show which later appeared on
A&E. Rita’s two one-hour specials for HBO, “Born to Be Mild” and “Married
Without Children,” were ratings standouts and many viewers liked her dresses.
Speaking of men,
in 1989 Rita married Englishman Martin Bergman. The two have collaborated in
more ways than one. The movie “Peter’s Friends” was their first produced script.
It starred Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brangah and won the Peter Seller’s award
for best comedy film of the year.
“A Weekend in the Country” was another script the couple created together and
it was also Martin’s directorial debut. It premiered on the USA Network and
starred Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore, Christine Lahti and Richard Lewis. Rita
accidentally wrote a part for herself and memorized the lines so she could be in
it too. Recently, the couple collaborated again for an episode of “Hollywood Off
Ramp” on E! called “Unfunny Girl.” Again, the couple co-wrote, Martin directed
and Rita starred.
Rita signed a long-term contract in 2002 to perform exclusively at the New
York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In a city of cabarets and
production shows, Rudner is one of the few female headliners who has achieved
success by keeping her clothes on. What began as a one-month booking at the MGM
Grand in 2000 led to a permanent engagement at New York-New York’s $1.2 million
Cabaret Theatre built exclusively for her. Rita recently sold her 500,000th
ticket at New York-New York.
