Editing Sandra Bernhard (section)

==Career==
Bernhard became a staple at [[The Comedy Store]] in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gotham Comedy Club |url=https://gothamcomedyclub.com/comedian.cfm?id=109 |website=gothamcomedyclub.com |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=When the Belly Room grew — and flopped — for female comics |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-03-29/when-belly-room-grew-and-flopped-female-comics |website=The World from PRX |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> As her popularity as a comedian grew, she was cast as a supporting player on ''[[The Richard Pryor Show]]'' in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandra Bernhard On Sway: Talks Working With Richard Pryor & Robin Williams Being Known For Stealing Jokes - |url=https://comedyhype.com/sandra-bernhard-sway-talks-working-richard-pryor-robin-williams-known-stealing-jokes/ |website=comedyhype.com |access-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214162854/http://comedyhype.com/sandra-bernhard-sway-talks-working-richard-pryor-robin-williams-known-stealing-jokes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RICHARD PRYOR SHOW, THE {TIM REID, SANDRA BERNHARD} (TV)|url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=see&p=146&item=121981|website=www.paleycenter.org|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> Guest appearances on evening talk shows followed. Her big break came in 1981 when she was cast by [[Martin Scorsese]] to star as stalker/kidnapper Masha in the film ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]'', for which she won the [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandra Bernhard remembers The King Of Comedy |url=https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/389-sandra-bernhard-remembers-the-king-of-comedy/ |website=The Dissolve |access-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021123237/https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/389-sandra-bernhard-remembers-the-king-of-comedy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The King of Comedy |url=https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/2018/king-comedy/06-24_17-00 |publisher=[[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> She was a frequent guest on [[David Letterman]]'s NBC program ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', making 28 appearances starting in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2015 |author=Oswell, Paul |title=Sandra Bernhard on today's young actors: 'They don't have personalities' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/10/sandra-bernhard-comedy-letterman |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>

She began performing her first one-woman show, ''I'm Your Woman'', in 1985, and [[I'm Your Woman (album)|an album version]] was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandra Bernhard - I'm Your Woman |year=1985 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-Bernhard-Im-Your-Woman/release/1036876 |publisher=Discogs |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> She appeared in a variety of small television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting her stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} She launched an off-Broadway one-woman show called ''Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better'' in 1988, which played at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan)|Orpheum Theatre]]. By 1990, it had become [[Without You I'm Nothing (film)|a film]] and [[Without You I'm Nothing (Sandra Bernhard album)|a double album]] of the same title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melissa Anderson on Sandra Bernhard's Without You I'm Nothing at BAM |url=https://www.artforum.com/film/melissa-anderson-on-sandra-bernhard-s-without-you-i-m-nothing-at-bam-44277 |website=Artforum |date=December 9, 2013 |language=en-US |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=May 11, 1990 |title=Without You I'm Nothing |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/without-you-im-nothing-125139/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>  The album was recorded in 1988 at the Orpheum and released in 1989 and the film was mostly shot on location in 1989 in the [[Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel)|Cocoanut Grove]] nightclub at the [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Bernhard was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandra Bernhard {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/sandra-bernhard/1076 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>

During the run of ''Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better'' Bernhard appeared with her then good friend (and rumored lover) [[Madonna]] on a 1988 episode of ''Late Night with David Letterman''. The two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. They continued to be friends for several years, with Bernhard making an appearance in Madonna's film ''[[Madonna: Truth or Dare|Truth or Dare]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=February 6, 2017 |title=Stars You Didn't Know Madonna Dated - Nicki Swift |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/40287/stars-didnt-know-madonna-dated/ |website=NickiSwift.com |language=en-US |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Sandra Bernhard and Madonna Are 'Cool With Each Other' Again |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sandra-bernhard-and-madonna-are-cool-with-each-other-again/ |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Madonna: Truth or Dare |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102370/ |date=May 15, 1991 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |last1=Madonna |first2=Donna |last2=DeLory |first3=Niki |last3=Harris |first4=Luis |last4=Camacho}}</ref> The friendship ended in 1992.<ref>Johnson, Richard (October 20, 1992). "[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/470552869 Sandra can't justify Madonna's love]". ''New York Daily News''.</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/485128532 Bernhard claims she was dumped by Madonna]". ''Calgary Herald''. October 22, 1992. p. D13.</ref>

In 1991, Bernhard began playing Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''. She appeared in 33&nbsp;episodes between 1991 and 1997, and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly [[bisexual]] recurring character on American television.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ballard |first=Jamie |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Everyone Is Dying to Know If Nancy Is Coming Back to "Roseanne" |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a19632543/sandra-bernhard-nancy-roseanne/ |website=Good Housekeeping |language=en-US |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Done with 'Roseanne,' Sandra Bernhard is setting her sights higher |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/done-with-roseanne-sandra-bernhard-is-setting-her-sights-higher-comedian-tla/ |website=phillyvoice.com |date=June 6, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Sandra Bernhard on Her Bi 'Roseanne' Character and White Women Supporting Trump |url=https://www.advocate.com/television/2018/3/29/sandra-bernhard-her-bi-roseanne-character-and-white-women-supporting-trump |website=advocate.com |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> In September 1992, Bernhard appeared in a nude pictorial for ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sandra Bernhard |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/sandra-bernhard-1.272222 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> She hosted the [[USA Network]]'s ''Reel Wild Cinema'' for two seasons beginning in 1995.<ref>{{Citation |title=Reel Wild Cinema |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244924/ |date=April 21, 1996 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |first1=Sandra |last1=Bernhard |first2=David F. |last2=Friedman |first3=Russ |last3=Meyer |first4=Dweezil |last4=Zappa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Frazier |last= Moore|title=Sandra Bernhard salutes the worst films ever with 'Reel Wild Cinema |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19960630/News/306309886 |website=southcoasttoday.com |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> She continued acting in mostly independent films, TV guest roles, and forays into mainstream films such as ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' and ''[[Dallas Doll]]''. In 1991, she released her first studio album, ''[[Excuses for Bad Behavior#Part one|Excuses for Bad Behavior (Part One)]]''. In 1995, she briefly appeared as a guest in the "Jerk" episode of the animated talk show ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. In 1996, she guest-starred on an episode of ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'' called "Dramatic License", where she played a romance novelist writing about the life of the main character.

She appeared as herself on ''[[Will&nbsp;& Grace]]'', in an episode where the title characters spuriously bid on Bernhard's [[Manhattan]] apartment in an attempt to become friendly with her. When their ruse is exposed, Bernhard rants at them, with the sounds of a blender (she was having a smoothie made) blotting out supposed obscenities. She briefly returned as herself two years later.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Bernhard returned to Broadway in 1998 with the show ''[[I'm Still Here... Damn It!]]'', recorded for a live comedy album. She was pregnant at the time, and gave birth to daughter Cicely Yasin Bernhard on July 4, 1998.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernhard-goes-maternal/ Bernhard Goes Maternal], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 8, 1998. Retrieved July 1, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9807/08/showbuzz/ |title=Sandra Bernhard a mom at 42 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029070648/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9807/08/showbuzz/ |archive-date=October 29, 2008 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=July 8, 1998 |access-date=July 1, 2008}}</ref> She returned to New York in 2006 with the [[off-Broadway]] show ''[[Everything Bad & Beautiful]]''. The CD of the show, released by indie label Breaking Records, was lauded as one of her best.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.breakingrecordsmusic.com/ |title=Breaking Records Music |access-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-date=May 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515094036/http://www.breakingrecordsmusic.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> That year she also hosted the first season of the reality competition show ''The Search for the Funniest Mother in America'' on [[Nick at Nite]]. 2007 saw the debut of her one-woman show ''Plan B from Outer Space'', and the inclusion of her [[Hanukkah]]-themed song "Miracle of Lights", which she co-wrote with [[Mitchell Kaplan]], in the Breaking Records compilation album ''Breaking For the Holidays''. She toured ''Plan B'' through 2008 and performed "Miracle of Lights" on some morning shows in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jazz news: Sandra Bernhard Releases "Miracles of Light" |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/sandra-bernhard-releases-miracles-of-light |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=All About Jazz |date=November 22, 2006 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Sandra+Bernhard%22+++%22Miracle+of+Lights%22+performances&pg=PA9 |title=Billboard |date=November 25, 2006 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Jack E. Jett & Co Host Sandra Bernhard.jpg|thumb|Bernhard hosting ''The Queer Edge'' with [[Jack E. Jett]]]]
Bernhard was a featured guest singer with children's artist [[Dan Zanes]] on the ''Family Dance'' album's "Thrift Shop".<ref>{{Citation|last=Dan Zanes, Friends feat. Sandra Bernhard|title=Thrift Shop|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QMTN3M|access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref> In an interview with [[Howard Stern]], she revealed that she was originally offered the role of [[Miranda Hobbes]] on the TV show ''[[Sex and the City]]'', but opted out owing to the "terrible" original script and small paycheck.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/sandra-bernhard-sex-and-the-city-_n_1231667.html |title=Sandra Bernhard Turned Down 'Sex And The City' Role Due To 'Terrible' Script And Low Paycheck |work=HuffPost |date=January 25, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, it was announced that she would join the cast of ABC Family's ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'' with ''Glee''{{'}}s [[Max Adler (actor)|Max Adler]], where she would play an art professor on the season 3 opener in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Switched at Birth Adds Max Adler and Sandra Bernhard |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/10/switched-at-birth-adds-max-adler-and-sandra-bernhard/}}, TV Fanatic. October 11, 2013</ref> In 2015, she began hosting a radio show, ''Sandyland'', on [[Sirius XM Holdings|Sirius XM]]'s [[Radio Andy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/2016/12/26/behind-the-voice-sandra-bernhard-elevates-the-conversation-on-radio-andy/ |title=Behind the Voice: Sandra Bernhard elevates the conversation on Radio Andy |date=December 26, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227003111/http://blog.siriusxm.com/2016/12/26/behind-the-voice-sandra-bernhard-elevates-the-conversation-on-radio-andy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2015, she made her first appearance as the recurring character of Joedth ("Joe") in season 4 of ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''. From 2018 until 2021, she played Nurse Judy on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'', a show based on [[queer]] and [[transgender|trans]] [[ball culture]] in Manhattan inspired by the documentary ''[[Paris Is Burning (film)|Paris Is Burning]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose/cast-crew |title=Cast & Crew POSE on FX |year=2018 |access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2025, she appeared in ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]'' as Cecily, a nurse.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Severance" Chikhai Bardo (TV Episode 2025) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15242980/ |access-date=28 February 2025 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>