“He said ‘You’re like the Yankees today
and everyone’s comparing you to the
1998 Yankees. You’re still a good team... you
just haven’t brought home a ring in a while!’”
Rosborough believes women are
held to a higher standard — they
need to be funny and be attractive… really attractive. This theory
was evident when she won a
Ladies of Laughter contest which
came with a guaranteed spot on
Comedy Central’s Premium Blend
show. Several weeks after her
win, she called her agent to see
when the taping would be. Her
agent told her that Comedy Central called and said she wasn’t
right for the show.
“How am I not right for it, I said,
I won the contest. He said they
New Jersey Stage
said you’re not right for it, you’re
too old. I asked my agent what he
thought and he said I was too old
too. Nevertheless, I broke off with
that agent,” she said.
While it bothered others, turning
40 never really bothered her. In
fact, she tackled it head-on as part
of a group of comics in a show
called “Four Sides of 40” for a few
years. Yet, club owners kept telling her to lie about her age.
“They said don’t mention your
age. Never mention your age if
you want to get on television.
Honestly, I’ve never gotten on
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