Lisa Lampanelli

Infobox Comedian

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name = Lisa Lampanelli
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birth_name = Lisa Lampugnale
birth_date = birth date and age|1961|07|19
birth_place = Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
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medium = stand-up, television, film
nationality = American
active = 1990–present [http://www.bergenrecord.com/print.php?qstr=ZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY0NTEzNDkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3]
genre = Improvisational comedy, Black comedy, Observational comedy, Insult comedy
subject = race relations, human sexuality, everyday life
influences = Don Rickles [ [http://www.sacbee.com/125/story/223482.html Reno/Tahoe - Look out: Here comes Lisa Lampanelli - sacbee.com ] ]
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website = [http://www.insultcomic.com InsultComic.com]

Lisa Lampanelli (born Lisa Lampugnale; July 19, 1961), often called, "the Queen of Mean", is a Grammy-nominated American stand-up comedian and "insult comic". She is noted for her extremely racy and raunchy style of comedy, which frequently includes taboo subjects such as racism, sexual assault, and other forms of violence.

Journalism career

Lampanelli was born in Trumbull, Connecticut and graduated from St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, CT. Lampanelli graduated from Syracuse University in 1983 with a degree in journalism and went through a graduate program at Harvard in 1986.cite web|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2006/dec/22/lampanelli-is-building-career-on-celebrity/|title=Lampanelli is building career on celebrity roasts|date=2006-12-22|publisher=Evansville Courier & Press] She worked as a copy editor at "Popular Mechanics" and an assistant at "Rolling Stone". [cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/56861|title=Interview with Lisa Lampanelli|publisher=The Onion's The A.V. Club|date=2006-12-21] She was also a fact checker and the first chief of research for "Spy" magazine; a book about "Spy" describes her then as "your average decked-out-heavy-metal-head-next-door." [cite book |last=Andersen |first= Kurt |authorlink=Kurt Andersen |coauthors= Graydon Carter, George Kalogerakis |title= Spy: The Funny Years |origyear= 2006 |publisher= Miramax Books |pages=28 |location= New York |isbn= 1401352391] Speaking later to "Maxim Magazine Online", Lampanelli remarked, "I was a real journalist for "Rolling Stone", "Spy", "Hit Parader". I interviewed those fuckin' hair bands: Cinderella, Slaughter. They were dumb as a post." [cite news|first=Larry|last=Dobrow|coauthors=|title="Whoa Lampanelli"|date=January 2007|publisher=Maxim Magazine Online|url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7425|accessdate=2007-01-24|]

Comedy career

Lampanelli began her stand-up career in New York in the early 1990s. [http://www.radaronline.com/web-only/q-and-a/2005/11/queen-of-mean.php Interview on Radar online] dead link|date=January 2008|url=http://www.radaronline.com/web-only/q-and-a/2005/11/queen-of-mean.php, 2005-11-07] She made her break at the 2002 New York Friars' Club roast of Chevy Chase, and went on to participate in the roasts of Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, Flavor Flav, and William Shatner. Lampanelli released a comedy special on DVD entitled "Take it Like A Man" in 2005, appeared in the 2006 motion picture "", and had a cameo appearance in the VH1 sitcom "So NoTORIous". She also landed a deal with Fox for a sitcom pilot with the tentative title "Big Loud Lisa", which was considered a candidate for the network's 2006-07 television season.

Lampanelli is frequently on the dais for "The Howard Stern Show" roasts, including appearances at the roasts for Gary Dell'Abate, Artie Lange, Andy Dick, and KKK member Daniel Carver, Comedy Central's Roast of Baywatch star Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, and Flavor Flav, and most recently A&E's "Gene Simmons Roast" in April of 2008.

Lampanelli taped her most recent stand-up special "Dirty Girl" in the fall of 2006, which aired on Comedy Central on January 28, 2007. Her "Dirty Girl" CD and "Dirty Girl .. No Protection" DVD were released by Warner Bros./Jack Records on January 30, 2007.

She was also featured in the movie "Delta Farce" starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls, which was released early in 2007, and in "Drillbit Taylor" starring Owen Wilson.

Racial / ethnic humor is a large part of her comedy routine. In particular, she makes frequent references to her real-life relationships with black men. [ [http://radaronline.com/features/2007/02/qa_linda_lampanelli_1.php Interview with Radar online] , 2007-02-27] In an interview with AskMen.com, she explained:citeweb|url=http://www.askmen.com/toys/interview_150/190_lisa_lampanelli_interview.html|title=Interview|publisher=AskMen.com|accessdate=2007-01-18]

: "...my problem is, I can't get a good-looking white guy anymore, I just don't have the looks to get that. I can get hot blacks, but also blacks are now starting to get uppity and go for the skinny white ones and the Asians, which is very offensive to me that they don't stick with their roots — the chubby white girl!"

Nominations

*Grammys - 2008 Best Comedy Album - "Dirty Girl"

References

External links

* [http://www.insultcomic.com/ Lisa Lampanelli's official website, InsultComic.com]
* [http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/l/lisa_lampanelli.jhtml Lisa Lampanelli] at Comedy Central
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Interviews

* [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/56861 Interview on The Onion AV Club] , 2006-12-21
* [http://www.askmen.com/toys/interview_150/190_lisa_lampanelli_interview.html Interview on AskMen.com]
* [http://www.bullz-eye.com/entertainment/interviews/lisa_lampanelli.htm Interview on Bullz-Eye.com] , 2005-10-05
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0612010019dec01,1,4580464.column?coll=chi-ent_tv-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true Interview with Chicago Tribune] , 2006-12-01
* [http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20070112/1025273.asp Interview with The Buffalo News] , 2007-01-12
* [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2481&src=blender_ed Interview with "Blender" Magazine] , 2007-02-12
* [http://radaronline.com/features/2007/02/qa_linda_lampanelli_1.php Interview with Radar online] , 2007-02-27