Judy Tenuta

Judy Tenuta

Born: November 7, 1949
Died: October 6, 2022
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Judy Lynn Tenuta (born November 7, 1949 but with a claimed birthdate of 1965) was an American comedian, actress, and comedy musician. She was known for her whimsical and brash persona of "The Love Goddess," mixing insult comedy, observational humor, self-promotion, and bawdy onstage antics. Throughout her career, Tenuta built a niche but devoted following, particularly among members of the LGBTQ community. Tenuta wrote two comedy books and received two Grammy nominations for "Best Comedy Album".

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Out of the Loop
Title: Out of the Loop
Released: March 30, 2023
Type: Movie
Chicago comics talk about the trials and tribulations of developing their acts in the Windy City.
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There's No Such Thing as Vampires
Title: There's No Such Thing as Vampires
Character: Barbecue Becky
Released: August 28, 2020
Type: Movie
A group of teenagers encounter vampires in a remote outpost.
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Deadly Crush
Title: Deadly Crush
Character: Claire Voyant
Released: February 27, 2020
Type: Movie
When a painter rents a secluded cabin to jump start her creativity, she has sex with a ghost and finds herself part of his plan to bring itself back to life.
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Celluloid Soul
Title: Celluloid Soul
Character: Dr. Mulavey
Released: May 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Monty meets an actress from a 1939 movie who looks exactly like she did then, complete with a black and white hue, specks of dust and vertical scratches throughout her face and body.
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Garlic and Gunpowder
Title: Garlic and Gunpowder
Character: Evelyn 'Evvy' Hancock
Released: March 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Depending on who's talking, a comet is on track to destroy the planet. Sonny and Archie, two Mafia wise guys, plan on stashing their valuables and retiring just in case they survive.
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I Am Sam Kinison
Title: I Am Sam Kinison
Character: Herself
Released: December 19, 2017
Type: Movie
A feature-length documentary film exploring the life and legacy of shock comic Sam Kinison, a former Pentecostal preacher turned stand-up comic who repurposed his pulpit-honed chops to the brazen rock 'n roll world of MTV-era comedy.
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Scales: Mermaids Are Real
Title: Scales: Mermaids Are Real
Character: Shopkeeper
Released: July 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Siren has lived her life thinking she's an ordinary girl, in an ordinary town. On her 12th birthday, she learns that she's far from ordinary.
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Title: Mighty Magiswords
Character: Queen Porcina (voice)
Released: September 5, 2016
Type: TV
Prohyas and Vambre, the brother and sister team of Warriors for Hire, are always up for a quest. But they never know what quest will drop in their laps! Giant pigs, giant spiders, or giant ancient dinosaurs, they can handle whatever giant quest you want; but not without their trusted collection of Magiswords.
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Monsters on Main Street
Title: Monsters on Main Street
Released: March 1, 2014
Type: Movie
In a small town suffering from the news of its first ever serial slasher, local high school athletic director Lance Dawson decides to get his down on his luck buddy, Paul Blake, a job coaching girls basketball. But when the fact that Paul has never coached, let alone played, basketball could cost both of them their jobs, they seek out Daniel Buckworth, the town's local psychic, for help. Buckworth's plan to summon spirits to help the girls win games fails when instead of just communicating with them, they accidentally awaken them in the form of zombies. Main Street has seen its better days as it gets ready for a three way battle royal between the slasher, zombies, and a group of friends who may be this small town's only hope for survival.
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First Period
Title: First Period
Character: Madame Mulva
Released: July 27, 2013
Type: Movie
New girl Cassie and outcast Maggie are easily the most awkward girls in high school. Together, they decide the way to win the hearts of the cute boys and popular girls is to come in first at the school talent show. But rivals Heather, Other Heather, and their popular boyfriends Brett and Dirk will stop at nothing to keep our heroes the laughing stock of the school. It's going to take makeovers, courage, and maybe even a little rapping to beat them in true 80s style.
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Gibsonburg
Title: Gibsonburg
Character: Pinkus' Mother
Released: June 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Underdog baseball team wins 6 games and loses 17 games in the regular season. In a magical way, the team wins 8 games in a row to become the first high school baseball team, in any state, to win a state championship with a losing record.
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Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Title: Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Character: Self
Released: March 21, 2013
Type: Movie
An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment, this revealing documentary sheds light on the legacy of the female comedian and the dedication, courage and passion that is required to be successful in the male dominated stand-up comedy business.
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Title: Gotham Comedy Live
Character: Self - Hostess
Released: November 15, 2012
Type: TV
Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.
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Sister Mary
Title: Sister Mary
Character: Older Nun
Released: July 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Homophobic detective Mark Rima must "partner" up with the very gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant to stop a serial killing Nun from offing 5 band members otherwise known as "The Ex Choir Boys." But when it is determined that the detectives can't solve the case on their own, expert F.B.I. profiler Agent Peccant (comedian Ant) is assigned to the case. As the details of the case slowly emerge the police determine that that the "nun" may only be a silent witness to the grisly murders. The task force then turns its attention on the Catholic Church and a suspect group of Priests that have had a propensity for "cleansing the souls" of innocent young choir boys.
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Going Down in LA-LA Land
Title: Going Down in LA-LA Land
Character: Zinnea
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
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Doctor Spine
Title: Doctor Spine
Character: Mother Spine
Released: April 4, 2011
Type: Movie
Meet Doctor Spine, a meek chiropractor with a very dark past that comes back to haunt him. Watch, as a life spent helping others spirals downward into a miasma of madness. Directed by John Wesley Norton.
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Title: Comedy.tv
Released: September 26, 2009
Type: TV
Some say laughter is the best medicine. It’s true. Standup comedy has been known to cure everything from bad moods and frowns to fits of pouting. So for those who need a heavy dose of hilarity, try a spoonful of “Comedy.TV.” With no traffic jams, parking debacles, or two-drink minimums of the local comedy clubs, the most clever comedians jump onstage for a full-fledged funny fest.
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Title: I Love the New Millennium
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 2008
Type: TV
I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000s and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007. As the series aired in 2008, it did not include episodes for the years 2008 or 2009. Episodes for those years never came to fruition, as the series has since been abandoned.
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Title: Cory in the House
Character: Renee Dijon
Released: January 12, 2007
Type: TV
It's a brand new life for Cory Baxter when his dad, Victor, becomes the personal chef to the President of the United States. Cory's entrepreneurial scheming reaches new heights as he mingles amongst high-powered Washington D.C. elite.
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Title: Comics Unleashed
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2006
Type: TV
Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a sit-down chat show, sometimes preceded by a brief monologue or joke from Allen. Certain episodes were branded as Comics Unleashed: Hot Chocolate, as the featured comedians on those episodes were all of African descent.
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Material Girls
Title: Material Girls
Character: Margo Thorness
Released: August 18, 2006
Type: Movie
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
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'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy
Title: 'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy
Character: Woman Who Gets a Surge Protector
Released: June 22, 2006
Type: Movie
"White & Nerdy" is the second single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released on September 26, 2006. It parodies the song "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. The song both satirizes and celebrates nerd culture, as recited by the subject who cannot "roll with the gangstas" because he is "just too white and nerdy", and includes constant references to stereotypically nerdy activities, such as collecting comic books, playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), going to the Renaissance Fair, riding a Segway, and editing Wikipedia, as well as stereotypically Caucasian activities, such as watching Happy Days and eating "all [his] sandwiches with mayonnaise." The song has won many accolades, including being Yankovic's first Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit, which peaked at #9. It was also certified platinum by the RIAA, the first Yankovic single to achieve this feat. Chamillionaire himself also stated that he enjoyed the song.
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Flirting with Anthony
Title: Flirting with Anthony
Character: Jayleen the Motel Lady
Released: September 30, 2005
Type: Movie
Two men raped the third, threatening by the gun and tying it. The one who raped - Anthony, a member of the gang, who came into conflict with the head boss, that's why they decided to kill him. Only the intervention of his friend Jack saves him from death. Anthony decides to change his life and went to his girlfriend Donna and Leroy, her younger brother who is gay, who likes older men in leather. Donna learns that her father is dead, and they go to the funeral by car, on the way encountering a variety of sex stories.
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Title: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Character: Mrs. Holler
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school or junior high hurdles. Ned's not super cool, and he has no superpowers. He is, however, witty, well-groomed, upbeat and self-aware. Moreover, with more than a little help from his two best friends, he's equipped to conquer middle school minefields. From crushing bullies to crushes, from off- the-wall, mean and cool teachers to pop quizzes, elections and detentions, Ned knows that nothing, including the seventh grade, is as bad as it seems, and friendship matters most.
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10 Attitudes
Title: 10 Attitudes
Character: Glenda
Released: July 10, 2001
Type: Movie
A Jewish man discovers his boyfriend of 10 years has been cheating on him, and decides to embark on a dating spree.
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Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Title: Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 20, 2001
Type: Movie
This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.
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Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
Title: Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1999
Type: Movie
VH1's Behind the Music Special for Weird Al Yankovic
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Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Title: Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Character: Herself
Released: April 1, 1999
Type: Movie
For fans of comedy, Sam Kinison needs no introduction. His scathing comedy tackled tough topics no other comedian dared to touch. Fed up and disenfranchised with his career as a Pentacostal preacher, Sam left the ministry to try his hand at comedy. Almost immediately, and thanks in part to the foresight of Rodney Dangerfield who showcased Sam on an HBO special, his piercing scream, extreme humor and irreverent take on life attracted attention. Containing rare, early footage of Sam preaching and performing stand up at the world famous Comedy Store, the Award Winning "Why Did We Laugh" tells the story of a comedic genius who touched a deeper chord in people than most entertainers. Sadly, Sam was taken from us far too early, yet leaving us with a lasting and unique legacy.
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Desperation Boulevard
Title: Desperation Boulevard
Character: Joan
Released: June 1, 1998
Type: Movie
An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.
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Title: The Weird Al Show
Character: Madame Judy
Released: September 13, 1997
Type: TV
The Weird Al Show is a television show hosted by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Produced in association with Dick Clark Productions, it aired Saturday mornings on the CBS TV network from September to December 1997. The show was released on DVD on August 15, 2006. The show was similar to Pee-Wee's Playhouse which also premiered on CBS. Al's television set was called "Al TV", the name of a number of Yankovic's television specials.
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Plump Fiction
Title: Plump Fiction
Character: Rhonda
Released: May 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Four stories intersect in this violent film parody. Exterminators dress as hit men and try to protect the wife of their boss, Montello. Meanwhile, the strippers at Montello's strip club, dressed as nuns, attempt to rob him. Tag-team wrestlers steal Montello's briefcase, thinking its contents are valuable. Finally, Bumpkin, running to deliver a script, loses a lot of the pages.
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Butch Camp
Title: Butch Camp
Character: Samantha Rottweiler
Released: November 14, 1996
Type: Movie
A mild-mannered gay man, tired of being pushed around by straights, enrolls in "Butch Camp," a program designed to turn wimpy gay men into assertive, confident gay men.
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Title: Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Released: May 28, 1995
Type: TV
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999—with a final set of three shelved episodes airing in 2002—starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman. The show was created by a Burbank, California production company Popular Arts Entertainment, with Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder, developed and first made by Popular Arts for HBO Downtown Productions. Boston-based Tom Snyder Productions became the hands-on production company, and the episodes were usually produced by Katz and Loren Bouchard. The show was computer animated in a crude, easily recognizable style produced with the software Squigglevision in which all persons and animate objects are colored and have constantly squiggling outlines, while most other inanimate objects are static and usually gray in color. The original challenge Popular Arts faced was how to repurpose recorded stand-up comedy material. To do so they based Dr. Katz's patients on stand-up comics for the first several episodes, simply having them recite their stand-up acts. The secondary challenge was how to affordably animate on cable TV at the time. Snyder had Squigglevision, an inexpensive means of getting animation on cable, which could not afford traditional animation processes. A partnership between Popular Arts, Tom Snyder Productions and Jonathan Katz was formed and Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist was born.
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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Title: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Character: Transportation Officer
Released: April 16, 1994
Type: Movie
In the backdrop of Earths polluted future a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum in order to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath Plughead. But Plughead who has tangled with Danner before has his own plans as he is forcing a female scientist to help him manufacture life extending longevity chips which he intends to sell to rich and powerful clients.
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Title: Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 1994
Type: TV
A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.
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Love Bites
Title: Love Bites
Character: Sgt. Farfalloni
Released: September 15, 1993
Type: Movie
Story about a vampire who falls in love with a woman and tries to "re-humanize" himself in order to be with her.
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Night of 100 Stars III
Title: Night of 100 Stars III
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1990
Type: Movie
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Title: One Night Stand
Released: February 15, 1989
Type: TV
A series of stand-up comedy specials.
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Negligee and Underpants Party
Title: Negligee and Underpants Party
Character: Herself
Released: February 28, 1988
Type: Movie
1988 Pay-Per-View special. Excellent appearances by a lot of great comedians and great rock musicians help this video great. The Star Search segment features Howard Stern, Emo Phillips, Judy Tenuta and Richard Belzer as judges who judge a comedy segment where Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling and Steve O battle it out for the greatest comedy ever.
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On Location: Women of the Night
Title: On Location: Women of the Night
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 1987
Type: Movie
HBO stand-up comedy special starring Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, Judy Tenuta and Lizz Winstead.
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Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
Title: Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
Released: August 31, 1985
Type: Movie
All female hardcore stand-up comedy special.
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Deep Throat Part II
Title: Deep Throat Part II
Character: Office Girl
Released: February 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Nurse Linda Lovelace works for libidinous sex therapist Dr. Jayson. One of the patients she is treating is Dilbert Lamb, a meek geek who's harboring plans for a top secret government computer. Both the KGB and FBI alike attempt to enlist Lovelace in order to obtain the data on the computer.
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Stalking Emo
Title: Stalking Emo
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Two young filmmakers travel the country following comedy legend Emo Philips to literally multiple shows, interviewing his fans to discover the true nature of their fixation with coleslaw enthusiast and comedian, Emo Philips.