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Judy Gold

Judy Gold (born November 15, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, television writer, author, producer, and activist. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. Gold hosts the podcast It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold. Her collection of essays, "Yes I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble," was published in 2020. In 2023, she turned her book into a solo show, "Yes, I Can Say That!" directed by BD Wong.

Gold was born on November 15, 1962, in Clark, New Jersey. Gold grew up in a Jewish home with her two siblings. She plays piano. Gold moved to Manhattan, New York from New Jersey in 1984 after she graduated from Rutgers University.

Gold started stand-up when she was nineteen years old; she did her first set at Rutgers in 1981. She was passed at Catch a Rising Star in 1985, and has been a regular at the Comedy Cellar since the 1980s.

In an interview with Marc Maron, Gold revealed her comedic influences were Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, and Totie Fields. Gold's stand-up specials have aired on Comedy Central, LOGO, and HBO. She has been featured in Netflix's Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration, and in the companion documentary about LGBTQ+ comedians OUTSTANDING: A Comedy Revolution, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Gold has released three comedy albums: 2004's Judith’s Roommate Had a Baby, 2018's Kill Me Now, and 2020's Conduct Unbecoming.

Her first television role was on Roseanne in 1991, followed by a series regular role on Margaret Cho's 1994 sitcom All-American Girl. Gold was cast as Gloria Schechter, one of Cho's characters friends. Gold's acting credits include: Tripped Up, She Came To Me, and Love Reconsidered. Her recent TV credits include Showtime's City On A Hill and The First Lady, FX’s Better Things, and Apple TV+ Extrapolations. Other guest appearances include Girls5Eva, Broad City, Hulu’s Life and Beth, and recurring roles on Awkwafina, TBS’ Search Party, and Netflix's Friends from College.[citation needed]

She was a focus of Trevor Noah’s documentary XCLD: The Story of Cancel Culture. In 2007, she was featured in the film Making Trouble, a tribute to female Jewish comedians, produced by the Jewish Women's Archive.

She was also a writer on the final season of FX's Better Things.[citation needed]

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