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Jackie Hoffman

Seth Rudetsky's BROADWAY AT THE ARTHOUSE SERIES presents Jackie Hoffman for two shows only. Broadway, film actress and Second City alum Jackie Hoffman (Kissing Jessica Stein, Garden State, A Dirty Shame) is best known for her hysterical scene-stealing performances in such shows as Hairspray, Xanadu and currently as Grandma in The Addams Family.

Jackie's unique blend of cynicism, stand up, and original songs will make you realize why her shows at Joe's Pub are the stuff of New York legend. Time Out New York called Jackie "the funniest woman in America," and the Village Voice hailed her as a mix of "Carol Burnett's rubber face, Sarah Silverman's outrage, Ethel Merman's vocal throttle, and Gladys Kravitz's world view." The New York Times proclaimed, "Jackie has a love-hate relationship with her audience: she hates and they love." She was also seen on Curb Your Enthusiasm, portraying a homely woman who passes herself off as a model to her blind boyfriend, although she almost didn't get the part. "Larry David looked at me and said, 'She's not ugly enough!' " she recalls. "That's the nicest thing any man's ever said to me."