# Which comedienne is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224 "2008-10-30T08:35:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/1 "2008-10-30T08:35:43Z")
About a year and a half ago, I was watching Comedy Central and a lady came on with her own hour-long stand-up program. One of the first things she said was “I’m about to have my first date, tonight, with the man I’ve been sleeping with for a year. I have no idea what to wear…” She was blonde, thirtysomething, and pretty funny, all around, but I can’t find her name or other information. Does anyone else know who that might be? thanks, –CiaTH ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/2 "2008-10-30T12:49:18Z")
I’d think Caroline Rhea, except for the ‘pretty funny’ part. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/3 "2008-10-30T13:06:19Z")
Is it that woman who always dates black men? What’shername…she’s very bawdy and really, really funny. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/4 "2008-10-30T13:07:37Z")
Damn…this is going to drive me crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/5 "2008-10-30T13:10:18Z")
You’re thinking of Lisa Lampanelli, who’s a good deal older than 30. When somebody names a blonde, female comic and says she was funny, my first guess is usually Maria Bamford. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/6 "2008-10-30T13:10:22Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Is it that woman who always dates black men? What’shername…she’s very bawdy and really, really funny. No, I think that one is Liza Fontanelli (or something like that). ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/7 "2008-10-30T13:11:31Z")
Duh! Bad last name! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/8 "2008-10-30T13:12:28Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You’re thinking of Lisa Lampanelli, who’s a good deal older than 30. > > When somebody names a blonde, female comic and says she was funny, my first guess is usually Maria Bamford. I’m pretty sure she’s 30-something (as per the OP). And that’s her. Lisa Lampanelli. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/9 "2008-10-30T13:16:22Z")
She’s actually 47 (I checked Wikipedia, I don’t know this stuff offhand). I’d have guessed she was in her mid-50s. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/10 "2008-10-30T13:17:58Z")
Wow. I would have figured her to maaaaaybe 40. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/11 "2008-10-30T13:48:17Z")
But I’ve seen the stand up routine that the OP describes, and I remember the comedienne is NOT Lisa Lampanelli (and I’ve seen other Lisa Lampanelli’s shows, this woman looks nothing like her). I tried checking Comedy Central’s schedule, but they don’t show schedules of the previous day. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/12 "2008-10-30T15:01:16Z")
For reference, [here’s](http://www.showclix.com/event_pictures/lisa_lampanelli.jpg) Lisa Lampanelli. Joe ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/13 "2008-10-30T19:04:33Z")
Tracy Smith. > **[Watch Comedy Central Presents: Stand-Up Season 7 | Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Central-Presents-Stand-Up-Season/dp/B000H26EMY)** > > Comedy Central Presents gave many of today's biggest names their first shot at a half-hour stand-up special. Comedians like Louis C.K., Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Zach Galifianakis, Wanda Sykes and Bill Burr all took the stage in this series. [http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/s/tracy\_smith.jhtml](http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/s/tracy_smith.jhtml) She has been around for a while. I remember her from Evening at the Improv (with glasses and a different hairdo). She’s a few of the same jokes are the same, but her act is still funny. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/14 "2008-10-30T19:35:07Z")
Ah, thanks! I’ve been thinking about her name all afternoon! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comedienne-is-this/470224/15 "2008-10-31T00:35:29Z")
Yes! Thankya bigbig 🙂