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An electrifying fusion of lethal satire and sizzling rock n' roll, Sandra Bernhard has been delighting fans and critics alike with her unparalleled talent for over 25 years.
Sandra's brilliant unity of hilarious diatribes on the state of modern culture and classic rock attitude burns smart. Sandra's show is fresh, crazy and real. She inspires and invigorates. With her band, White Widow, she has all the raucous energy of youth, bringing audiences to their feet. See her and rave!
Sandra Bernhard has been challenging fans and critics with her knife-edged humor, satire and emotive performances on film, television and stage. “An Evening with Sandra Bernhard” includes comedy, commentary and music
Her critically acclaimed 1998, one-woman Broadway hit, “I’m Still Here...Damn It!” which played the Booth Theater, had critics raving. Created and conceived by Bernhard, the show first ran for five months off-Broadway at New York’s Westbeth Theatre, where it garnered ecstatic reviews.
Throughout her career, Bernhard’s formidable presence has also had a place on television. From 1991-1996, she portrayed Nancy on “Roseanne,” and has had guest starring roles on “Ally McBeal,” “Chicago Hope” and “Will & Grace.” She has appeared on “Late Night with David Letterman,” as well as “The Tonight Show,” “Rosie O’Donnell” and “The View.” She hosted the season premiere of “MadTV” and the Bravo network recently profiled her career. In 2001, Bern
hard hosted her own talk show, “The Sandra Bernhard Experience” for A&E television.
Along with writing for performance, Bernhard has put her musings into book form. Currently working on her fourth collection, her books, just as her shows, are full of personal insights, introspective rants, prose and essays. She made her publishing debut in 1987 with “Confessions of a Pretty Lady” and followed that up with “Love, Love, and Love.” Her third book, “May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra?” was published in 1998, prior to her Broadway run. Her work has also been published in numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Rolling Stone, Interview, Spy, Elle and Allure.
" An angst driven, foul-mouthed poison-laced joy ride that banks and careens frenetically
through the worlds of fashion, celebrity, rock, and religion … In her own voice, unfiltered, [Bernhard is a living, breathing bonfire.
"One moment, her voice is lulling you into a wistful sigh; the next, she's knocking you back several rows with it.
" No one does angry funnier than Sandra Bernhard… That's what you get whenever you're in the company of the fearless [performer]… a gut-grabbing performer who has no qualms about opening her mouth and letting all manner of things fly out: raw high notes, celebrity dish, political vitriol.
" Funny, Moving, Sexy, Hot, Cool and Genuinely On the Edge. A Powerhouse. You Are likely to be blown away .
"A performer of stunning originality. Funny but foxy, super smart and slightly mad!