Comedian/writer/animal activist Elayne Boosler is best known for her
thoughtful and feisty humor, and her love of baseball and animals, all
sharing a big part of her act. For forty years, she has appeared on
seemingly every talk show ever on TV, has written and starred in five
one-hour Showtime standup comedy specials, written and directed two
movies for Cinemax, appeared on Comic Relief for years, on Politically
Incorrect over thirty times, and has hosted specials, series, and
events. She has done lots of baseball color commentary, and sung the
National Anthem and/or thrown out a first pitch, many times for many
teams. In 1985 she financed her own comedy special “Party of One”
(and no, she had no credit cards) when the cable networks would not
let a female standup have a special. The success of that show blew
open the gates of TV for female comedians. She recently spent years
sitting in for Stephanie on Stephanie Miller’s syndicated radio
show, and hosted the game show Balderdash for NBC in 2005-2006. She
has traveled the world doing standup from Las Vegas to colleges to the
London Palladium to the White House Press Correspondent’s Dinner for
President Clinton, to clubs and theaters everywhere. She has performed
for the Queen of England as well as the President and Congress at
Ford’s Theater. She moderated the Democratic Presidential Candidates
Debate on C-Span for NOW, and is very active in animal protection
issues. In 2012 she performed for the US troops all throughout the
Middle East and Africa. In 2013, she wrote and narrated a piece for
piano, cello, clarinet and comedian, called "Rescue - A True Story".
It made its world premiere with the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra on
October 6th. She has written for TV, print and film, and you can find
a current large body of her work at the Huffington Post:
www.huffingtonpost.com Elayne has been involved in hands-on animal
rescue and advocacy since 1996, and in 2001 founded, and runs, her own
nationwide and beyond, all-species animal rescue and advocacy
non-profit organization, (Elayne Boosler’s) Tails of Joy. See
www.tailsofjoy.net. Tails of Joy has saved thousands of animals, made
life better for thousands more, and advocates for better treatment of
all animals throughout the world. For a full catching up with
Elayne’s career, schedule, and for press and pictures of forty years
of bad hair, please see www.elayneboosler.com. Elayne appears on any
show where comedy, politics, and/or animal issues come together, and
was a regular on Current TV’s Viewpoint with John Fugelsang
throughout 2013. She does scores of animal rescue benefits each year,
and is back on the road with a new standup show. She is currently
working on several writing projects, including a book entitled “Big
Fun”. She is also writing a second book with the 95 year old darling
of twitter, @quiltingmuriel. And a third book, “Elayne Boosler’s
Tails of Joy”. For daily up to the minute comedy from Elayne, follow
her on twitter @elayneboosler www.twitter.com/elayneboosler, and on
her several Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/elayneboosler
www.facebook.com/ElayneBooslerComedyPage
www.facebook.com/groups/TailsOfJoy Her fashion philosophy: “If
you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty."
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