Remember, the camera adds ten pounds.
Ice cream adds another twenty.
~Elayne Boosler
 
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  • TELEVISION:
    • Seven Cable Specials
    • Five standup comedy specials for Showtime (written by and starring Elayne Boosler, produced by Brooklyn Prods. Inc.)
    • Party of One (one hour)
    • Broadway Baby (one hour)
    • Live Nude Girls (one hour)
    • Top Tomata (90 minutes, live)
    • Midnight Hour (ninety minutes, live)
    • Cinemax: Two half hour movies. (writer, director, actor, produced by Brooklyn Prods.)
    • Comedy From Here, A Drama
    • The Call
    NUMEROUS APPEARANCES:
    • Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
    • Comic Relief, HBO
    • Larry King Live
    • CNN Showbiz Today
    • The Daily Show
    • Late Show with David Letterman
    • The Tonight Show
    • The Today Show
    • Good Morning America
    • CNN & Co.
    • Rosie O’Donnell
    • Donny and Marie
    • Roseanne
    • Regis & Everybody
    • Tom Snyder Show (TV & Radio)
    • Hollywood Squares
    • Arsenio Hall Show
    • Numerous News shows
    • MDA Telethon
    ACTING - TV:
    • Guest Starring appearances on:
      • Andy Kaufman - Soundstage
      • Night Court (recurring)
      • The Cosby Show
      • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (v.o. animated)
      • Duckman (v.o. animated)
      • Dear John
      • Living Single
      • Sisters (recurring)
      • Merrill Markoe's Guide to Romance
      • Not Necessarily the News
    TV - OTHER:
    • C-SPAN (live) White House Press Correspondent’s Dinner, sole performer
    • C-SPAN (live) Democratic Candidates Presidential Debate (moderator)
    • A Festival at Ford’s Theater, ABC
    • BBC Easter special (live) - Palladium theater, London
    • 75th Anniversary Royal Command Performance, BBC, London
    • Tour of New York, Today Show, NBC (field piece host)
    • Alan King’s Inside the Comedy Mind (guest star)
    • Comic Strip Live from San Quentin prison, Fox
    • Hurricane Relief, HBO
    • Celebrity Jeopardy
    HOSTING - TV:
    • Balderdash (syndicated)
    • E Entertainment The Gossip Show (recurring)
    • Romantically Speaking (the Romance Channel, 13 episode talk show)
    • In Her Own Image - syndicated one hour_documentary special
    • Ace Awards (also writer). Co-host John Larroquette (live)
    • Comic Strip Live from the Houston Astrodome
    • Friday Night Videos (numerous)
    • A.M. San Francisco (numerous)
    • The Late Show (guest host)
    • The Pat Sajak Show (guest host)
    • MDA Telethon
    HOSTING – RADIO
    • Guest host, Stephanie Miller Show (2 years)
    • Guest host Michael Jackson Show
    HOSTING - LIVE
    • Writer’s Guild of America, West, Awards (also writer)
    • Writer’s Guild of America, East,_Awards, (also sole writer)
    • New York Women in Film and Television_Awards, (multiple years)
    • Pollstar Awards, (multiple years)
    • Emmy Nominees dinner (co-host with Mayor of Los Angeles)
    • L.A.P.D. Historical Society Dinner and Awards
    SPORTS SHOWS - TV:
    • Roy Firestone Show (numerous)
    • Dodgers vs. Mets - Sportschannel from L.A. Co-host Duke Snider
    • Sportschannel for Mets from N.Y. (numerous)
    • WWOR t.v. for Mets from N.Y. (numerous)
    • CBS World Series pre-game, host
    • Hoops That Help-Superdome, HBO basketball special
    • Detroit Pistons for Comic Relief, HBO basketball special
    • Texas Rangers from Texas
    • ESPN ESPY Awards
    • Victor Awards
    • Superbowl Saturday Night (live special, New Orleans)
    • Seattle Mariners, from Seattle
    • St. Louis Cardinals, with Jack Buck from St. Louis
    • U.S. Open with Pam Shriver
    • Spring Training News Spots, 2001
    SPORTS SHOWS - RADIO
    • Numerous
    SPORTS APPEARANCES - LIVE
    • L.A. Dodger's Hollywood Stars Game (numerous) playing and announcing
    • Overcoming Obstacles Basketball Night - N.Y. Madison Square Garden, player
    • National Anthem Singer (numerous)
    • First Pitch throw out (numerous)
    • Legends Games (numerous)
    FILMS
    • The Call, Cinemax (also writer and director)
    • Comedy From Here, A Drama, Cinemax_(also writer and director)
    • Cuttin’ the Mustard (2006 release)
    WRITING - INTERNET WRITING - NETWORK TV
    • The Rodney Dangerfield special: It Aint Easy Being Me
    • Prime Times, NBC (Leslie Nielson special and pilot)
    • The Shape of Things, NBC (series)
    • 99 Ways (Valentine’s Day special, host Tony Danza)
    • Disney Goes to the Oscars (special)
    • Mabel and Max, CBS (sitcom pilot, Barwood Productions, Warner Bros. TV)
    WRITING - CABLE TV
    • Soundstage - Andy Kaufman, PBS (special)
    • Ace Awards
    • The Call, Cinemax (movie, also director and actor)
    • Comedy From Here, Cinemax (movie, also_director and actor)
    • The Big City, HBO (pilot, unproduced)
    • (Plus the above listed five Showtime specials)
    WRITING - MOVIES
    • Whispers (feature, Disney shared rewrite, '00 release)
    • Queen of Clubs (feature, Lorimar, MCEG,_Universal, writer, director, unproduced)
    • Pollstar Awards 2000, 2001 - short films for awards show
    WRITING - PRINT
    (articles written by Elayne)
    • Editor and Publisher Magazine, L.A. Times (Counterpunch)
    • Non-Sequitur (guest cartoonist)
    • Esquire magazine
    • New York Times, Men’s Health
    • George Magazine (numerous)
    • USA Today,
    • The Pet Press (column): An interview article was in Pet Press about Elayne as well.
    • Click here to read the article in THE PET PRESS, Los Angeles
    WRITING - BOOKS
    • Currently working on 2 books:
      • "Forever"
      • "Andy, Elayne, and All the Rest" (for 2009)
    PERSONAL APPEARANCES (standup comedy - one woman show)
    • Theaters, Colleges, Clubs, Conventions, Fundraisers, Fairs and Corporate dates all across America
    • White House Press Correspondents Dinner, Washington
    • Ford’s Theater, Washington (for the President and Congress)
    • Command Performance, Queen of England London Palladium (numerous)
    • Las Vegas, Tahoe , Reno, Atlantic City, Riverboats and Casinos; where I can be seen getting the mail in my pajamas (numerous)
    PRESIDENT of BROOKLYN PRODUCTIONS, INC., SINCE 1985