Rita Rudner has a secret weapon; lethal wit in a soft-spoken delivery.

She was a regular on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. Her other television credits include appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman", Comic Relief, starring in her own HBO "One Night Stand", and a co-host of the NBC summer series "Funny People".

Rudner made Friars Club history by being the first female comic ever invited to be a "roaster".