# Who Is This Comedienne I'm Thinking Of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984 "2007-04-06T15:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/1 "2007-04-06T15:35:19Z")
I am not a big fan of stand-up, and find most of the prominent female stand-up comics even more irritating then the men (Paula Poundstone, anyone). But back in the '90s on Comedy Central I remember seeing one lady who was pretty funny. Here is about all I remember: She was kind of thin and blonde and pixie-ish. I think her first name was Laurie or Lori, and her last name sounded Jewish. She had a real deadpan delivery and would sort of slip her punchlines under the radar. One I remember was “I saw a BMW with a bumper sticker that said ‘Just Do It.’ So I jammed the accelerator and ran into him.” Who am I thinking of? ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/2 "2007-04-06T15:41:50Z")
Sounds like [Wendy Liebman](http://www.wendyliebman.com/) , though I’ve always seen her with brown hair. I like her stealth punchlines, too. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/3 "2007-04-06T15:45:25Z")
Your description makes me think of either [Maria Bamford](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0051469/) or [Margaret Smith](http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/s/margaret_smith.jhtml) although the names obviously don’t fit that part of it. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/4 "2007-04-06T15:46:15Z")
double post ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/5 "2007-04-06T15:45:58Z")
I agree with **UC** , but just in case that is not the one, two other Jewish female comics from that era are Cathy Ladman and Susie Essman- don’t recall how tall, but both have black hair. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/6 "2007-04-06T15:46:32Z")
I’m thinking Wendy Liebman, too. That delivery is hers, perfectly, and aside from the hair colour (like UC, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her not brunette), the physical description works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/7 "2007-04-06T15:51:08Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] I’m thinking Wendy Liebman, too. That delivery is hers, perfectly, and aside from the hair colour (like UC, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her not brunette), the physical description works for me. [/QUOTE] Right you are, despite my unintentional red herrings. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/8 "2007-04-06T15:54:23Z")
The “Lori” part makes me think of [Laura Kightlinger](http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/k/laura_kightlinger.jhtml) but then the rest of the description doesn’t seem to fit. She’s got that off-kilter humor, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/9 "2007-04-07T03:07:41Z")
It’s definitely, without a doubt Wendy Liebman. I really like her too. She only has that one schtick (the deadpan, afterthought, whispered punchlines), but she makes it work. ---
**Author:** ![weezydoberman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@weezydoberman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weezydoberman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/10 "2007-04-07T04:28:17Z")
[QUOTE=Huerta88] I am not a big fan of stand-up, and find most of the prominent female stand-up comics even more irritating then the men (Paula Poundstone, anyone). But back in the '90s on Comedy Central I remember seeing one lady who was pretty funny. Here is about all I remember: She was kind of thin and blonde and pixie-ish. I think her first name was Laurie or Lori, and her last name sounded Jewish. She had a real deadpan delivery and would sort of slip her punchlines under the radar. One I remember was “I saw a BMW with a bumper sticker that said ‘Just Do It.’ So I jammed the accelerator and ran into him.” Who am I thinking of? [/QUOTE] It sounds just like Diane Ford (although I don’t think thats jewish) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/11 "2007-04-07T04:32:14Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] It’s definitely, without a doubt Wendy Liebman. I really like her too. She only has that one schtick (the deadpan, afterthought, whispered punchlines), but she makes it work. [/QUOTE] MMMV. Wendy Liebman is so irritating I wanna feed her headfirst into a wood chipper. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/12 "2007-04-07T05:58:29Z")
Based on the OP’s description of “slipping a punchline in under the radar” my guess is Rita Rudner. The first time I saw her, the joke that got me was “I was jealous because other girls had hickeys. So I gave myself a hickey. (_laughter from audience_ ) And then people kept saying, ‘what is that on Rita’s forehead?’” Edit: Ooops. I totally missed the OPs confirmation of someone else’s guess. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-comedienne-im-thinking-of/398984/13 "2007-04-07T22:59:27Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] MMMV. Wendy Liebman is so irritating I wanna feed her headfirst into a wood chipper. [/QUOTE] Phil Hartman as Ed McMahon “One trick pony, yes sir”