There are few performers who would have had the audacity to even bring up the fact that they had been poorly reviewed.

The role is one of her best known something Sandra Bernhard has lamented in her stand-up as being both a blessing and a curse.

She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which Sandra Bernhard often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.