Elayne Boosler quotes

Elayne Boosler is an American comedian, writer, and actress known for her sharp observational humor and trailblazing career in stand-up comedy. Her performances have challenged social norms and paved the way for women in comedy. She continues to inspire with her wit, activism, and unique comedic voice. Here are 64 of her quotes:

I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.

Elayne Boosler

When I played the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, I got to bring Wiley, my 85-pound black lab. He's responsible for my favorite New Year's memory of all: At the end of the show, he ran onstage and then out across all the tables in the showroom, sending champagne glasses and gamblers flying.

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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.

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I have always put my own money into Tails of Joy. For years, every time a dog walked by, my husband would say, 'There goes our beach house.'

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Now that the Court has declared money to be speech, I say we replace the current Court with some Ben Franklins, Thomas Jeffersons, George Washingtons, a couple of Susan B. Anthony's, Roosevelts, Hamiltons, a Sacajawea or two, and an Abe Lincoln to cover Scalia in full.

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I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone.

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I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

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My fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.

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The Vatican is against surrogate mothers. Good thing they didn't have that rule when Jesus was born.

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Pigs are smarter than dogs, and both are smarter than Congress.

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I am thankful that all the people in the world who absolutely, positively, know what God wants, usually kill mostly each other.

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A study last year showed that the page you turn to first in the newspaper can be a predictor of how long you will live. No surprise, turning first to the Comics Pages prolongs your life.

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Guys wake up at your place and they expect breakfast. They don't eat bagels and M&M's in the morning. They want things like toast. I say, 'I don't have these recipes.'

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I deliver very traditionally, and people aren't threatened. I think if I cursed or seemed wilder, I couldn't get away with the amount of very opinionated politics I get away with.

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As a standup comedian, I've worked almost every New Year's Eve of my adult life. It's the best-paying night of the year.

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Ever notice that Soup for One is eight aisles away from Party Mix?

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You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little potbelly and a bald spot.

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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.

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I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots.

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My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought much of our congress, to the point that guns are actually the only unregulated consumer product in America. Think about that. It's stunning.

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

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To listen to your own silence is the key to comedy.

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