Judy Gold

Growing up in New Jersey, bat mitzvas were all about the elegant parties.

Female comics cannot dress provocatively on stage.

I do believe that it's something that we don't talk about, but when there are clearly defined gender roles, it is much simpler. Because you don't have to think, which people apparently don't like to do.

I worked at Military Media, an advertising agency for military-base newspapers. Don't ask, I won't tell.

I've gotten resistance for my entire career.

To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.

My partner and I had our first son in 1996, and the office became the baby's room. Our second son was born in 2001, and the office became the kids' room.

When I was a kid, I'd read about celebrities who didn't want to talk to their fans after a show. I told myself, 'That's terrible, and I would never do that.'

I'm not sure when exactly I knew I was funny, but I always knew I was different. I never had an 'edit' button and would say whatever came into my head. Most of the time, what came out of my mouth was the very thing everyone else was thinking - but too polite or afraid to verbalize.

People always think you have a lot of money when they see you on TV.

We all know showbiz isn't easy, but being a comic - especially being a female comic - can be quite punishing.

In America, I've been told so many times that I look 'too Jewish' that I stopped counting.