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San Francisco is really fun and liberal, and it's my kind of politics. It's like being Jewish in front of Jewish people.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Being Francisco Front Fun Jewish Jewish People Kind Liberal Like People Politics Really San San Francisco

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I'm pretty equal opportunity when it comes to issues to joke about.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: About Equal Equal Opportunity Issues Joke Opportunity Pretty

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I'd much rather see Richard Pryor or Jackie Mason in a theater than in a club.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Club Jackie Mason Much Pryor Rather Richard Richard Pryor See Than Theater

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I like to go after the foibles, basically of beliefs that are held without question. If people still want to believe in their stuff after that, that's great - as long as they just have a chance to step back and look at it for a second. Sometimes, you don't even realize what you've been thinking for 20 years.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: After Back Basically Been Beliefs Believe Chance Even Go Great Held Just Like Long Look People Question Realize Second Sometimes Step Still Stuff Thinking Want Without Years You

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For me, comedy is a day-to-day report on the human condition. It's what's happening right now. I get maybe 20 minutes of my act straight from the newspaper.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Act Comedy Condition Day-To-Day Get Happening Human Human Condition Maybe Me Minutes Newspaper Now Report Right Straight

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It doesn't bother me that I'm not a household word on the East Coast. Baton Rouge, Raleigh, Minneapolis - I'm so popular in these cities where you've never imagined an East Coast comedian working.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Baton Bother Cities Coast Comedian East East Coast Household Imagined Me Never Popular Where Word Working You

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There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Afraid Because Bomb Comedians Many Outside Who Work

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I think about death. I don't want to die with clothes in the cleaners.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: About Clothes Death Die Think Want I Think

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I don't categorize myself. I don't think I'm perceived as a female act by my audience. My fans include just as many men as women.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Act Audience Categorize Fans Female Include Just Many Men Myself Perceived Think Women

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I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Choice Comedians Enjoying Funny Job Kid Never Profession Remember Understood I Remember

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 18th, 1952

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