...and lived with a marijuana addicted opera singer and his cat. I started taking acting classes and got a job working at a company that sold ad space on behalf of military base newspapers. It was a riveting job. I can’t believe I ever left. I met this girl named Sharon there and we became very close friends. After telling Sharon several times how I had done stand-up (I was trying to be cool), she said, "Either do it, or don’t talk about it anymore." She might regret that she said that because she definitely created a monster. I started doing open mics. I would go onstage anywhere that they did stand-up and try to get on . I got lots of stage time and in 1989 someone had to cancel their spot on "Carolines Comedy Hour" at the very last minute, and they asked me to fill in. That was my first TV gig. I did great on the show, and subsequently went on the road to build my act. I would MC a lot and feature at clubs all over the country. It was exhausting and lonely, but there’s really no other way if you want to be a stand-up. Lots more TV shows followed, then my first regular part on a sitcom, living in LA, an HBO special, a Cable Ace Award, a child, back to NYC, writing and producing, 2 Emmy awards, another child, and lots more stand-up and TV. I’m a lucky gal. Below is the bio my representation sends out when people want to know about what I’m up to. It’s really queer.