 Elayne Boosler is one of the busiest and most popular comedians touring the country today. She is one of the few comedians who can sell out theaters across the country. Okay, small theaters, but theaters none the less! She explains her burning desire to graduate from performing in clubs to performing her one woman concert in theaters thusly: "I really wanted to be able to deliver a full circle, rich evening of entertainment to the audience without distractions, and I also wanted to get off work early enough to be able to get food." Always a writer, in the 1980's she joined the Writer's Guild of America and began splitting her time between touring and writing for television. Some of her TV credits (all shows which have aired) include: The Rodney Dangerfield special, "It Aint Easy Being Me", "Disney Goes to the Oscars", "Soundstage; Andy Kaufman" for PBS, "The Shape of Things", an NBC series, a Geraldine Fitzgerald pilot for CBS called "Mabel and Max", "99 Ways", a valentine's day CBS special, "Prime Times", a Leslie Nielson pilot and special for NBC, etc. etc. She has written articles for Esquire magazine, George magazine, Men's Health, USA Today, and the New York Times. Elayne now tours those aforementioned theaters across the country, as well as many colleges, and of course casinos. She especially enjoys her appearances on Politically Incorrect, and The Today Show on NBC, where she sometimes takes a film crew out for the day and shoots special pieces for the show. She spent 1999 and 2000 doing just that for the Donny and Marie show. She has performed often in London, where she entertained the Queen of England on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Royal Command Performance, as well as the Queen's forty second wedding anniversary. She takes no responsibility for the complete falling apart of the royal family soon after. She has also performed at the London Palladium as part of an Easter special that was simulcast live on the BBC. She takes no responsibility for the complete falling apart of the Labor party soon after. Her comedy specials are also a big hit on English television. Known for her feisty and thoughtful political material, Elayne performed for President Clinton and Congress as the single act chosen to entertain at the White House Press Correspondents dinner in Washington. She again performed for the president and lawmakers at the Ford's Theater Gala. She takes no responsibility for the complete falling apart of Congress soon after. She particularly has enjoyed appearing on CNN's Crossfire program, especially the new years day edition where her summations of the old year and her predictions for the new had even Robert Novak almost laughing.
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