“My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask for directions.”
Elayne Boosler

Comedian Elayne Boosler was born on August 18, 1952, in New York City and raised in Brooklyn.She worked as doorman at The Improvisation comedy club in New York for three years, where she met comedian Andy Kaufman, who convinced her she should do standup comedy.

To date, Boosler has done seven cable specials. Her one-hour standup comedy concert specials for Showtime include: “Party of One”,“Broadway Baby”,“Top Tomata”. She has also written, directed, and acted in two half-hour movies for Cinemax; “Comedy From Here”, a drama, and “The Call”.

Besides her comedy career, Boosler also appeared as an actress on Night Court, and in a series of commercials for Fantastik cleaning spray.