Rita Rudner: Holds Record for ‘Longest-Running Solo Comedy Show in Las Vegas’

Rita Rudner, 65, has been an American stand-up comedy star for more than three decades. She is a mainstay of comedy on the Las Vegas Strip, where she’s sold nearly two million tickets. Rudner holds the distinction of being “the longest-running solo comedy show in Las Vegas,” and has been named “Vegas Comedian of the Year” nine years in a row.
 
Quotes: “I had the worst birthday party ever when I was a child because my parents hired a pony to give rides. And these ponies are never in good health. But this one dropped dead. It just wasn’t much fun after that. One kid would sit on him and the rest of us would drag him around.” | “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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Watch Rita Rudner’s HBO Special from 1989: “One-Night Stand” [28:19]. Funny! (Warning: one fat joke.) >>
 
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