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Judy Tenuta died following a battle with ovarian cancer on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. She was known for mixing insult comedy with observational humour and bawdy onstage antics.
Judy appeared in shows such as The Vagina Monologues and Menopause the Musical.
She co-hosted on the likes of; The View, Late Night With David Letterman, Larry King Live, Entertainment Tonight and Comics Unleashed.
As well as this, her stand-up specials have aired on Showtime, HBO, and Lifetime.
She was also a national spokesperson for a series of Diet Dr. Pepper commercials.
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” I love her. Fly with the angels, funny girl! The love and laughter will go on forever. #judytenuta.”
The comedian was the recipient of two Grammy Award nominations.
She made history as the first female stand-up comic to win Best Female Comedian at the American Comedy Awards.
During her career, she also co-starred in several indepedent films including; Going Down in Lala Land, Gibsonburg and most recently Garlic and Gunpowder.
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