uh my next guest is a very talented stand-up comedian and actress and she
is co-starring in Martin scorsese's newest film the king of comedy and she's receiving
wonderful reviews for her work in that film it's a pleasure to welcome Sandra Bernhardt
nice uh congratulations uh on your success in this film it's terrific I know it is uh
for for people who have not seen the film uh why don't you explain to them your part in the movie
um I play a very obsessed girl who's in love with Jerry Lewis and stalks him
and gets him where I want him and uh what are are you anything like this this woman
um I have been ever done any kidnapping in the past just for fun no but you're giving me some
ideas no no no no no no no no uh this literally this is the how long has the movie been out now
the movie's been out for uh three days and are people reacting to you when they're trying to
stop him on the street they're you know asking for My Autograph begging for it are they are they
pretty polite reasonable folks Yeah Ashley seem to be very intellectual types yeah you know engage
me in Long conversations I fall asleep on street corners New York audiences well that's good now we
have a some of the film that's what I understand yep and you want do you know what we're going to
look at I think I do you want me to explain it please do it's a scene where I'm stalking Ashley
De Niro down the street trying to give him a letter to give to Jerry Lewis and it's kind of
uh high intensity it was done on the hottest day of the summer in 1981 and I was sweating
and I looked very contorted and interesting all right we're shot right here on the streets of nyny
right in front of the Paramount Plaza Paramount Plaza yes on Broadway Broadway oh yeah okay the
brill building near the brill building not far from The Fabulous bro building okay so a uh a
New York City Landmark something you can look for in this room right this will be uh Sandra
Bernhardt uh in king of comedy watch your TV very nice very impressive you uh you do that very well
and you look great you look terrific thank you really yes I think so sure I think the audience
seems to think so now you have uh you have distinctive looks you're you're unique looks
it's true it must be my lips don't see lips like this on a white girl often enough David
what you know it's hard
when I see that it's I have to keep telling myself you are are in a movie with uh Robert
De Niro now that's it's I can't get over it yet I'm uh what was that like going to work
every morning and suddenly there's Robert De Niro eating donuts and whatever and
lucky guy really very friendly no warm and a port of him and Martin Scorsese they were great to work
with they really were well didn't they frighten you weren't you scared no I was never intimidated
by them I think they were more intimidated by me really yeah how so I'm not sure uh uh now tell
me about Jerry Lewis here here's another guy uh here's a guy David that I could talk about
for the next 10 years yeah he is so incredible I care so much did you get along well with the
guy oh please David I was by his bedside right after the heart surgery and he is something else
he really is we speak every night and uh now you know you see now people are going to get the the
feeling from this that you're being facetious I'm not I'm care about him very much I do okay
now uh uh when I when I first knew you I guess uh you were working in as a manicurist I was in
a posh Beverly Hills Salon it wasn't possible she was sort of a low-key kind of scummy yeah
and well what was that like it was wonderful I did all the greats in the near greats Jacqueline
Smith and who used to tip me 50 cents Jacqueline Smith who who well that's going to be the lowest
who was the the on the high end who was uh good General Omar Bradley's wife Kitty Bradley
I have very fond memories of kitty the General's wife her nails like cut down
to the quick and then I'd file them and paint them and she took me five dollars
five bucks is a good tip for America five bucks is a great tip yeah but my favorite
is Tina Louise though because she used to come in and she'd just sit down and I'd be in total offer
I'd say if I do my impression of you from Gilligan's Island and she'd say no and uh
Gilligan I was shattered is that it is that the total uh impression from
Gilligan's Island yeah but do it again do it again that was great oh Gilligan laughs
that's very nice one of my best Impressions now what other uh actresses influenced your work
um I'd say Nastasia Kinski of course I loved her on your show she was yeah
it was brilliant on your show she blew me away matter we're doing a remake of
cat people along with Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughn and Carmen McRae called scat people
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what part of the country are you originally from I was born in Flint Michigan and raised in
Scottsdale Arizona amid the cactus the prickly pear of the Troy of the stately Saguaro the
stately the stately Saguaro I don't know I don't know what that is you're a little board welcome
to Bar put on Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man walk up to the bar order yourself a beer break the top
the bottle off cut your lips Taste the Blood my God because you want to live [Laughter] [Music]
State slogan I believe is it is the State slogan uh and uh and you also uh Now what's Dad do
my father's a proctologist my mother's an abstract artist that's how I view the world
they must be very very proud of you they are so excited I mean they're just blown away by
the whole thing they're wonderful uh what is your what is your next film gonna be well I'm working
on a series of small but important films right here in New York City I'm producing directing
starring in them doing them in black and white they're women's films of course
um the first film will be out about six months is called 15 women across
the country by railroad I play a Chinese woman and a small black girl
the film will be out immediately after that is titled simply woman
it stars myself in two small animals it's a sensitive portrayal of a woman in need
apparently check our local listings for that
this is uh once again uh I'm glad you're here and I'm I'm very excited for you
about the the success you're getting to sit next to you in this chair where did
we first meet this was a long time ago on at The Comedy Store in Sunset
when I was a small thin child me too uh Sandra Bernhardt ladies and gentlemen
king of comedy thank you very much very nice thank you uh we'll be right back folks here we are