Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhardis an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 June 1955
CityFlint, MI
CountryUnited States of America
depressing night waiting
It's depressing sitting at a comedy club all night, waiting to get on to do your five or ten minutes of material.
queens holiday men
Purim, one of my favorite holidays. It's like the original drag queen's holiday. It's when all the Jewish men go for it and feel no guilt for a change.
new-york want entertainment
They want families to come to New York and go to the theater, so the theater is all geared toward family entertainment. It's money, you know.
wings giving people
Things are so scary and intimidating with AIDS and the right wing that people are looking for somebody to just give them safe harbors.
night gone lasts
The live show is different from the album. It's different every night depending on where I am and how many months have gone by since I last performed.
feminism kind basics
You have to take the basics of feminism and the kind of outline of it and do what you do with it. You have to make things work for your own life.
sex kids needs
Kids need to be educated about sex and sexuality and if they're going to have sex, learn how to protect themselves and not get pregnant.
happiness spiritual preventing
It's usually a spiritual thing that's preventing somebody from having happiness.
flower thinking people
I think people are a little bit intimidated by me. You know, I'm not exactly a wilting flower, so I think they're a little bit scared of me sometimes.
emotional thinking people
I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.
offending culture ifs
I'll take on somebody if they're offending the entire culture, not just offending me.
purpose priestesses
I'm not saying I'm some high priestess. I do things, I'm sure, that are damaging, but it's certainly not on purpose.
supportive return involved
I've always gotten myself overly involved in supporting other women who've not always been as supportive in return.
littles ive-learned holding-back
If I've learned anything in my 30s, it's about holding back a little bit.