Rita Rudner is a comedian and writer. She has appeared in several television shows both in the US and Britain and was a semi-regular on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Rudner and her husband, Martin Bergman, wrote the screenplay to the film Peter's Friends, in which she also starred. She has also written several books including, Naked Beneath My Clothes and Tickled Pink: A Comic Novel.

Rudner hosts a syndicated talk show with B-list celebrity guests called Ask Rita. Rudner, her husband and their daughter Molly make Las Vegas their primary home. They live part-time in Palm Desert, California where Rudner frequently performs at the McCallum Theatre on the campus of College of the Desert.