Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Ann Buzzi (born July 24, 1936) is an American comedienne and actress of theatre,film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.In musical and comedy revues from Provincetown, Massachusetts to the Catskills of New York, to off-Broadway, she worked alongside other young, talented performers just beginning their careers at the time, including Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett.Buzzi's first national exposure came when she teamed up with Dom DeLuise in a comical magic act in which he played an incompetent magician and Buzzi was his "sidekick" named "Shakuntala" who never spoke but always sported a wide grin. Audiences demanded more of the two and they played several major nighttime television variety shows including The Garry Moore Show, The Entertainers with Carol Burnett, and Your Show of Shows with Imogene Coca.

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi