Lisa Lampanelli

Lisa Lampanelli (born Lisa Marie Lampugnale; July 19, 1961) is an American former stand-up comedian, actress, and insult comic. She was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, and comes from a middle-class family with Italian and Polish ancestry. Her mother was a police department worker, and her father worked for Sikorsky Aircraft and later became a painter. Lampanelli attended Roman Catholic schools and studied journalism at Boston College and Syracuse University. She worked as a copy editor at Popular Mechanics and an assistant at Rolling Stone, as well as a fact checker and chief of research for Spy magazine. Known for her edgy humor, Lampanelli has made appearances in various movies and TV shows.