102: Sandra Bernhard, Actor & Comedian
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2015
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Today’s guest is someone I’ve been wanting to talk with for years! She is hilarious… She is an award-winning comedian, actor and musician, Sandra Bernhard. Described as a “living, breathing bonfire” and “a super smart and slightly mad performer of stunning originality”, she began her career at L.A.’s famed Comedy Store in the ‘70s, and since then has written and starred in numerous one-woman shows, acted in movies and on television, recorded albums and authored books. She appeared more than 30 times on Late Night with David Letterman. She is probably best known for her roles as Nancy, the gay co-owner of the Lanford Lunch Box on Roseann She has a live show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on May 1st and at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, WA on May 2nd. Also, her 5 episodes guest-starring on the CBS Television series Two Broke Girls. Her first episode airs on March 30th, the second on April 13th, followed by three more. During our time together we learn: · How growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1960s shaped her views on mone · Living below your means in an industry that pressures you to spend extravagantly · How she teaches her 16 year old daughter the value of money.
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 102, Sandra Bernhard. |
| 0:04.0 | You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru |
| 0:08.0 | Farnu Shkorabi. |
| 0:09.0 | Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnus yourself. |
| 0:18.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:22.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:24.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:30.0 | Good day to all of you. |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome back to So Money. I'm your host |
| 0:34.3 | Farnish Tarabi. You know, I've been trying to expand my reach on this show. I've |
| 0:38.6 | been having the best time talking to entrepreneurs, best selling financial luminaries and I want to make |
| 0:46.9 | this a year where I get to talk to as many people as possible from all walks of life |
| 0:51.8 | maybe you one day, actors, comedians, I want to talk to |
| 0:57.0 | chefs, I want to talk to inventors, I want to talk to millionaires next door, and today I feel as though I'm fulfilling that mission to really |
| 1:05.9 | expand the show's reach in terms of the variety of guests that I bring to you. |
| 1:10.9 | Today's guest is someone that I've actually been wanting to talk to for many years. |
| 1:15.6 | She is an award-winning comedian actor and musician. Her name, you know her, is Sandra Bernhard, described as a living breathing bonfire and a super smart and |
| 1:27.0 | slightly mad performer of stunning originality. |
| 1:30.5 | She began her career at LA's famed comedy store in the 70s and since then has |
| 1:35.3 | written and starred in numerous one woman shows. She's acted in movies and on |
| 1:39.5 | television. She's recorded albums and authored books. She's been on the late night show with David Letterman more than 30 times and my first memory of Sandra was back in the 90s when she played Nancy Bartlett, the first openly gay |
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