Lisa Lampanelli is an American stand-up comedian and insult comic. She is noted for her racy and controversial style of comedy. Much of her material is ethnic humor, centering around various types of minority groups, most notably racial minorities and homosexuals.
Stand-up comedian, Actor, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Journalist, Comedian
Education
Syracuse University, Harvard University, St. Joseph High School, Boston College
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Jimmy Cannizzaro (m. 2010)
Parents
Leonard Lampugnale, Gloria Lampugnale
Siblings
Nancy Lessard
Nicknames
The Queen of Mean , Lisa Lampugnale , Queen of Mean , Comedy's Queen of Mean , LL , Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean , Lisa Lampenelli , Lisa Marie Lampugnale
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Movies
Lisa Lampanelli: Take It Like a Man, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Lisa Lampanelli: Dirty Girl: No Protection, Delta Farce, Witless Protection, Drillbit Taylor, Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff, Not Fade Away, Lisa Lampanelli: The Queen of Mean, Larry t...
TV Shows
Howard Stern on Demand
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Jokes about race
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Profanity laden insults
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Quote
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The difference between me and some comics that have some hate, like the Kramer thing, put it this way; if a black guy hits me with his car, my first impulse isn't "f-ing n-word" it's "f-ing asshole." If you go right to race, hate is what you have inside.
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"I think it's what they see on the inside. They know I'm just kidding around. Because if it's funny -- if it's a good joke, it's a good joke. So no matter what, people will laugh if it's well written. But also, I think it'd be much harder for a very, very hot woman to get away with it because if you look like Cameron Diaz and you're trying to do this humor, women in the audience might get mad, they think you're trying to steal their guy. It's because I'm more the woman next door, soccer-type mom, so it's more shocking coming out of my mouth, but that works for me." Interview, 2006.
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Fact
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Upper West Side, New York City [October 2010]
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Her father is of Italian descent. Her maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, and her maternal grandmother was also of Italian descent.
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Started performing stand-up Comedy when she was age 30.
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She has a Yorkshire Terrier mixed dog, Parker, named after Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Sister of Nancy Lessard.
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She graduated from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York with a Bachelor's degree.
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She first worked as a newspaper reporter in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She began her show business career as a party DJ and studied improvisation.
$4.5 Million
