Sabndra Bernhard

A living, breathing bonfire"- New York Times WCBS radio calls Sandra Bernhard "a performer of stunning originality. Funny but foxy, super smart, and slightly mad!" Sandra began her career at L.A.'s famed Comedy Store in the 1970s. Since then she has written and starred in numerous one-woman shows, acted in movies and on television, recorded albums, and written books and magazine pieces. Her first one-woman show, the groundbreaking "Without You I'm Nothing," ran for six months off-Broadway in 1988… Show more and served as inspiration for the film and Grammy-nominated album of the same name. From 1991 to 1996 Sandra played Nancy Bartlett-the first openly gay character on a network sitcom-on "Roseanne." And she has had guest starring or recurring roles on numerous other shows, among them "Good Christian Belles," "Crossing Jordan," "Law & Order: SVU," "Will & Grace," "The Sopranos," and "The L Word." Her recent show "I Love Being Me, Don't You?" played to sold-out crowds for an extended run last summer in Los Angeles. Sandra Bernhard's live performances are a thrilling hybrid of stand-up comedy and rock 'n' roll, a raucous mix of political satire, pop culture commentary, and cabaret. "The experience," says the Los Angeles Times, "is like hanging out with a hip and funny friend who never fails to lift you up with her outrageous freedom.

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