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Lampanelli is a contestant on '']''. Since competing on the show, she's been heavily criticized by viewers and has had numerous outbursts and clashes, most notably with ], ], and ].<ref>. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref><ref>. NJ.com (2012-04). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> Lampanelli rebuked Hall for using the words "bitch" and "whore" about a female (contestant ]), asserting that all women would hate him from that moment forward, and claimed Hall also used the "]" during his blowup, but that this was edited out.<ref>. TMZ.com (2012-04-06). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> Immediately prior to her confrontation with Hall, Lampanelli is shown stating, “If I was on your team, I would be so worried; there are bitch ass motherfuckers on your team who cannot handle that people are smarter than they are. They're threatened in general, and they’re little bitches.” During the boardroom segment of Ferrigno's firing, he expressed offense with Lampanelli attacking him as "fucking useless". Lampanelli argued to ] that “He uses his ] as an excuse when he needs it; it’s absolute manipulation”.<ref>. Celeb Dirty Laundry (2012-04-10). Retrieved on 2012-05-05.</ref> During a radio interview, Lampanelli used several ] slurs and made racially stereotyping comments about Mendoza, stating “I actually would love to see her giving birth. She's a ]! She's going to do it fucking soon anyway. She'll be knocked up before the end of the week.”<ref>. E! Online (2012-04-10). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> Mendoza responded: “If poking fun at me can help her sell tickets to her shows, no problem. I am happy to help her put food on her table; however, when she uses racial ]s, she is not only targeting myself, but degrading an entire ] culture.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/dayana-mendoza-lisa-lampanelli-video_n_1412070.html|title=Dayana Mendoza, Celebrity Apprentice Star, Accuses Comedian Lisa Lampanelli of 'Degrading an Entire Spanish Culture'|date=April 9, 2012|publisher=The Huffington Post}}</ref> Lampanelli responded that she couldn't make any money poking fun at Mendoza because nobody knows who Mendoza is, adding that Mendoza should be enjoying the extension on her ] because of their disputes. Lampanelli refused to apologize, stating she wasn't "some politically correct douchebag" and that she'd been slurring blacks, ]s, ]s, and everyone else for 20 years with no complaints. She added that the only reason she wasn't using the word nigger or kike at that very moment was because she'd be censored and wasn't at her comedy act or on radio. Lampanelli said nobody had any place to comment unless they attended one of her shows.<ref>. TMZ.com (2012-04-10). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> When asked about ]'s ] activities, Lampanelli supported him.<ref>. TMZ.com (2012-03-13). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> Lampanelli made it into the final four of her season before being fired with the reason that she was "overly emotional".<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/07/celebrity-apprentice-lisa-lampanelli-dayana-mendoza-2/</ref>
Lampanelli was a contestant on '']'' (also known as ''The Apprentice 12''). She was criticized by some viewers and had numerous outbursts and clashes with other contestants, including ], ], and ].<ref>. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref><ref>. NJ.com (2012-04). Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> Lampanelli refused to apologize for her jokes and comments. Despite winning a challenge on the episode, Lampanelli was fired on May 6, 2012.<ref name="ross2012">Ross, Dalton (May 6, 2012). '']''</ref>


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Lisa Lampanelli
Lampanelli in 2011 at the book launch party for Michael Musto's Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back
PseudonymQueen of Mean
Birth nameLisa Lampugnale
Born (1961-07-19) July 19, 1961 (age 63)
Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, film
NationalityAmerican
Years active1990–present
GenresInsult comedy, improvisational comedy, black comedy, observational comedy
Subject(s)Race relations, human sexuality, everyday life
SpouseJimmy Cannizzaro (2010 – currently married)
WebsiteInsultComic.com

Lisa Lampanelli (born Lisa Lampugnale; July 19, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and insult comic. She is noted for her racy and controversial style of comedy, which frequently includes subjects such as race and homosexuality.

Early life and journalism career

Lampanelli, one of three siblings, was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, to a middle class family. Three of her grandparents were of Italian descent, and the fourth of Polish ancestry. Her mother, Gloria, worked for the local police department where "she typed in all the arrests made", and her father, Leonard, worked for Sikorsky Aircraft and later became a painter. Lampanelli attended Roman Catholic schools, studied journalism at Boston College and Syracuse University, and went through a graduate program at Harvard. She worked as a copy editor at Popular Mechanics and an assistant at Rolling Stone. She was also a fact checker and the first chief of research for Spy magazine; a book about Spy describes her then as "your average decked-out-heavy-metal-head-next-door." Speaking later to Maxim Magazine Online, Lampanelli remarked, "I was a real journalist for Rolling Stone, Spy, Hit Parader. I interviewed those fuckin' hair bands: Cinderella, Slaughter."

Career

Comedy

Lampanelli began her stand-up career in New York in the early 1990s. In explaining her reasons for switching from journalism to comedy, Lampanelli stated not only for the pay raise, but because “I get to say the n-word word on stage and get paid money.” She made her break at the 2002 New York Friars' Club roast of Chevy Chase, and went on to participate in the roasts of Denis Leary, Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, Flavor Flav, William Shatner, and Donald Trump and to serve as Roastmaster for Larry the Cable Guy. Lampanelli is frequently on the dais for The Howard Stern Show roasts, including appearances at the roasts for Gary Dell'Abate, Artie Lange, Andy Dick, and A&E's "Gene Simmons Roast" in April 2008.

Lampanelli released a comedy special on DVD entitled Take it Like A Man in 2005, appeared in the 2006 motion picture Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, and had a cameo appearance in the VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous. She also landed a deal with Fox for a sitcom pilot with the tentative title Big Loud Lisa, which was considered a candidate for the network's 2006–07 television season. Lampanelli taped her stand-up special Dirty Girl in the fall of 2006, which aired on Comedy Central on January 28, 2007. Her Dirty Girl CD and Dirty Girl .. No Protection DVD were released by Warner Bros./Jack Records on January 30, 2007. Lampanelli was also featured in the movie Delta Farce starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls, which was released early in 2007, and in Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson.

Her style of humor was influenced most by the Dean Martin roasts that televised when she was growing up; she didn't start watching other stand-up comedians until she became one herself.

Ethnic and racial minority insults and stereotypes are a predominate part of Lampanelli's comedy routine. She "freely uses the n-word and not only gets away with it, but also gets laughs from black and white audiences." Among some of her blatantly racist insults while doing stand-up, include: "How many ‘hispangics’ does it take to clean a bathroom? None! That’s a nigger’s job!"; “What do you call a black woman who’s had seven abortions? A crime fighter”; In addition, Gossip site TMZ reported that censors for the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav cut a Lampanelli joke where she called the Flavor of Love girls in the audience "nappy headed bitches." In addressing her racist stand-up comedy, Lampanelli stated, "I can get away with it because I'm a nice person, I have a warm personality, my intention is good behind it. The thing is, people sense when you have the least bit of anger or hate towards a group –– that's why you never make fun of people you don't like." Though only having married Caucasian men, she makes frequent references to her "real-life relationships with black men", riffing in an interview that "my problem is, I can't get a good-looking white guy anymore, I just don't have the looks to get that. I can get hot blacks, but also blacks are now starting to get uppity and go for the skinny white ones and the Asians, which is very offensive to me that they don't stick with their roots — the chubby white girl!"

Lampanelli performing in 2008

On November 21, 2008, in Santa Rosa, California, Lampanelli taped her first one-hour HBO Special at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. The special, Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen, which aired January 31, 2009, was directed by Dave Higby, who also directed her "Dirty Girl" special. In December 2010 she reunited with Higby when he directed her Tough Love special for Comedy Central that aired in the spring of 2011. She is scheduled to debut a one-woman show, Bring Back the Fat Chick, on Broadway in 2012.

The Celebrity Apprentice 5

Lampanelli is a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 5. Since competing on the show, she's been heavily criticized by viewers and has had numerous outbursts and clashes, most notably with Arsenio Hall, Lou Ferrigno, and Dayana Mendoza. Lampanelli rebuked Hall for using the words "bitch" and "whore" about a female (contestant Aubrey O'Day), asserting that all women would hate him from that moment forward, and claimed Hall also used the "c-word" during his blowup, but that this was edited out. Immediately prior to her confrontation with Hall, Lampanelli is shown stating, “If I was on your team, I would be so worried; there are bitch ass motherfuckers on your team who cannot handle that people are smarter than they are. They're threatened in general, and they’re little bitches.” During the boardroom segment of Ferrigno's firing, he expressed offense with Lampanelli attacking him as "fucking useless". Lampanelli argued to Donald Trump that “He uses his hearing loss as an excuse when he needs it; it’s absolute manipulation”. During a radio interview, Lampanelli used several racist slurs and made racially stereotyping comments about Mendoza, stating “I actually would love to see her giving birth. She's a spic! She's going to do it fucking soon anyway. She'll be knocked up before the end of the week.” Mendoza responded: “If poking fun at me can help her sell tickets to her shows, no problem. I am happy to help her put food on her table; however, when she uses racial slurs, she is not only targeting myself, but degrading an entire Hispanic culture.” Lampanelli responded that she couldn't make any money poking fun at Mendoza because nobody knows who Mendoza is, adding that Mendoza should be enjoying the extension on her 15 minutes of fame because of their disputes. Lampanelli refused to apologize, stating she wasn't "some politically correct douchebag" and that she'd been slurring blacks, gays, Jews, and everyone else for 20 years with no complaints. She added that the only reason she wasn't using the word nigger or kike at that very moment was because she'd be censored and wasn't at her comedy act or on radio. Lampanelli said nobody had any place to comment unless they attended one of her shows. When asked about Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting activities, Lampanelli supported him. Lampanelli made it into the final four of her season before being fired with the reason that she was "overly emotional".

Books

It Books (HarperCollins) is the publisher of Lampanelli's memoir, Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks (2009). Publishers Weekly reviewed:

After more than 30 pages on her search for the “perfect black man,” Lampanelli moves on to outline her standup career, from handling hecklers to doing the The Tonight Show... Seeking the roots of her humor, she recalls her childhood as an “attention whore”: “Eating to get attention is a behavior that I continued into my high school days.” She follows her memories of “fat rehab” with a variety of topics, from the Virgin Mary to vegans. Much is quite funny, and Lampanelli never pulls her punches. Despite her raw language and raucous writing, honest reflections and stark self-insights emerge as she probes her past.

Personal life

Lampanelli married in 1991 and divorced soon after, though she and her former spouse remained friends. She married Jimmy Cannizzaro, a former rock & roll club owner from Valley Stream, New York, on October 2, 2010 at the New York Friars' Club. Lampanelli is an avid supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. When members of the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest a show she held on 20 May 2011 in Topeka, Kansas she promised to donate $1000 to Gay Men's Health Crisis for every protester that attended. After an initial count of 44 protesters she rounded the donation to an even $50,000, crediting the donation as being "made possible by the WBC."

References

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