Elayne Boosler

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Elayne Boosler (born August 18, 1952) is an American comedian.

Early life

Born into a Jewish family and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Boosler was the youngest child of seven with six older brothers. Her father was a Russian acrobat who later worked in the tool and die industry. Her mother was a Romanian ballerina. Boosler took singing lessons as a child as well as dance classes with the Joffrey Ballet for several years.

Her first exposure to stand-up comedy was during her family's frequent travels to Las Vegas in her early teens. She was too young to be allowed on the gambling floor of the hotel, so she often watched the comics performing at the lounge. It was this experience that first generated her interest in stand-up comedy.

She graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School in 1969 and was enrolled at the University of South Florida, but she dropped-out after two years and traveled to the Bahamas where she worked for six months as a singer and dancer in a musical revue, before returning to New York.

Personal life

Boosler lived with comedian and actor Robin Williams from 1977 to 1978. In the 2012 book We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy, Williams said of Boosler:

Boosler was also interviewed for the 2018 HBO documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind.

Boosler lived with Andy Kaufman for three years and remained close friends with him until his death in 1984. She wrote an article for Esquire in Kaufman's memory, and dedicated her 1986 Showtime special Party of One to him.

In the early 2000s, Boosler married Bill Siddons, a music industry executive and former manager of The Doors.

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Career

In 1973, Boosler performed stand-up comedy at The Improv in New York City. She had been employed as a waitress at the club, and her job was to perform between the comedic performances. On a night when one of the scheduled comedians did not turn up, Boosler tried some comedy and spent an hour telling jokes. Andy Kaufman suggested that she abandon her singing career and pursue comedy instead.

Comedians and broadcasters alike recognized her talent for comedy early on. Comic Jimmie Walker, her manager, was the subject of a multi-page article in New York Magazine in 1976 and she had appeared on Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell and The Merv Griffin Exhibition. She moved to Los Angeles in 1977 and was featured in a Los Angeles Times article on women in comedy. Helen Reddy appeared as guest host on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson that same year. Totie Fields has been praised by Boosler for suggesting her to Reddy.

Boosler performed regularly at the Comedy Store, a male-dominated environment in which the majority of female performers were relegated to a secondary stage in the Belly Room's upstairs corner. Boosler declined to appear in the Belly Room and performed instead on the club's main stage. Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Jimmie Walker, and Ed Bluestone were among the other comedians at the Comedy Store on weekends.

Boosler's comedic style was more observational and frank. Her comedic content reflected her own life, including her encounters as a single woman, as well as political and political elements. Boosler has also been known for her rapid-fire delivery. Her performance set her apart from female stand-up comedians like Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller, whose jokes often revolved around being a wife and mother. Boosler wished to distance herself from the "female comedian" brand by refusing to be interviewed for papers focusing on women in comedy and avoiding female-centric comedy showcases.

Since she refused to read some self-deprecating information written for her, Johnny Carson decided not to attend The Tonight Show. During the episodes that he guest-hosted, Boosler honors David Letterman for bringing her back as a guest on the program. Boosler would appear on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman.

Boosler struggled to find funds for her first comedy special, after being told that no one would watch a woman perform comedy on television. In the end, she financed Party Of One, which was shot in 1985 and that aired on Showtime in 1986, making Boosler the first woman to have an hour-long comedy special on a cable television. Showtime has renewed her showtime appearances in Broadway Baby, Top Tomata, and Live Nude Girls following the success of Party Of One. The following year, Boosler appeared on Larry King Live.

Boosler appeared in the 1970s as an opening act for musical artists such as Helen Reddy, Ben Vereen, and Johnny Mathis. She appeared at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 1989 during President Bill Clinton's first year in office, and in 1997 she appeared at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where she appeared on ABC. In 2018, she appeared in CNN's The History of Comedy series.

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