Lisa Lampanelli ( born Lisa Lampugnale ; July 19, 1961 ) is an American stand-up comedian and insult comic.

" In addressing her racist stand-up comedy, Lampanelli stated, " I can get away with it because I'm a nice person, I have a warm personality, my intention is good behind it.

Lampanelli is an avid supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

In explaining her reasons for switching from journalism to comedy, Lampanelli stated not only for the pay raise, but because “ I get to say the n-word word on stage and get paid money .” She made her break at the 2002 New York Friars ' Club roast of Chevy Chase, and went on to participate in the roasts of Denis Leary, Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, Flavor Flav, William Shatner, and Donald Trump and to serve as Roastmaster for Larry the Cable Guy.

Lampanelli released a comedy special on DVD entitled Take it Like A Man in 2005, appeared in the 2006 motion picture Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, and had a cameo appearance in the VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous.

Lampanelli taped her stand-up special Dirty Girl in the fall of 2006, which aired on Comedy Central on January 28, 2007.

Lampanelli was a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 5 ( also known as The Apprentice 12 ).

Lampanelli was fired on May 6, 2012 during the Final Four interview because John Rich and Marlee Matlin thought she was overly emotional.

" Speaking later to Maxim Magazine Online, Lampanelli remarked, " I was a real journalist for Rolling Stone, Spy, Hit Parader.

A crime fighter ”; In addition, Gossip site TMZ reported that censors for the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav cut a Lampanelli joke where she called the Flavor of Love girls in the audience " nappy headed bitches.

On November 21, 2008, in Santa Rosa, California, Lampanelli taped her first one-hour HBO Special at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.

Lampanelli refused to apologize for her treatment of the contestants and racist remarks against Hispanics.

Other friends of the show are Jesse James Dupree of the band Jackyl, Brent Smith of the band Shinedown, comedians Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show, actor / comedian David Koechner, Dennis Hof ( owner of the World Famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel ), actor / comedian T. J. Miller, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli.

Along with music concerts, the venue also holds many comedy tours annually including Bob Saget, Lisa Lampanelli, Cheech & Chong and Stephen Lynch.

Lampanelli attended Roman Catholic schools, studied journalism at Boston College and Syracuse University, and went through a graduate program at Harvard.

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Lampanelli performing in 2008

* Lisa Lampanelli, comedian, actress and writer.

Lampanelli, one of three siblings, was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, to a middle class family.

Lampanelli began her stand-up career in New York in the early 1990s.

Lampanelli was also featured in the movie Delta Farce starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and D. J.

The special, Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen, which aired January 31, 2009, was directed by Dave Higby, who also directed her " Dirty Girl " special.

Lampanelli married in 1991 and divorced soon after, though she and her former spouse remained friends.

She has performed with such artists as Lisa Lampanelli, Margaret Cho, Beck, and Ernesto Tomasini, and has collaborated with underground photographers / filmmakers Bruce LaBruce, Rick Castro, G. B. Jones, the performance artist Ron Athey and, more recently, with the Cheap art collective in Berlin, Germany.

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