Brash stand-up comedienne Judy Tenuta died Thursday afternoon at her home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was ovarian cancer.
"I would trade it in a minute, if I could just be a wife and mother," wisecracked the gold lamé-wrapped, gum-chewing Tenuta, who accepted her award from Carlin.
Tenuta was a two-time Grammy nominee, getting back-to-back nominations in 1995 and 1996 for best spoken word comedy album for"Attention Butt Pirates and Lesbetarians" and"In Goddess We Trust." After graduating college, she worked at odd jobs that included wrapping meat and taking inventory at an outlet for Catholic religious attire.
Tenuta went on to join the Chicago comedy troupe Second City before starting her solo stand-up career. Despite her outlandish clothes and bizarre stage appearance, Tenuta said most people caught on immediately to her act, which included the self-centered"Judyism" religion.
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