Rita Rudner And Louie Anderson To Star in SEMA Banquet Double Feature

 
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (July 30, 2002) - SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market 
Association, has booked two award-winning comedians, Rita Rudner and Louie 
Anderson, to entertain the attendees at the 2002 SEMA Industry Awards Reception 
and Banquet, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Las Vegas Hilton. During this traditional 
party, SEMA will present its annual awards to its Person of the Year and honor 
other industry leaders. 

Rudner delivers a hysterical offbeat humor covering many everyday topics. Since 
the mid-1980s, Rudner has worked primarily as a comedienne. She first appeared 
with the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson before going 
solo. Her first HBO comedy special aired in 1989. In 1990 she won the American 
Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-up.

Most recently she has been performing exclusively in Las Vegas at New York New 
York in the cabaret theatre created especially for her.

She debuted as a novelist with her book "Tickled Pink" in November 2001, making 
her a triple-threat entertainer since she originally performed as a chorus-line 
dancer in New York.

Las Vegas favorite funny man Anderson draws upon his personal life for much of his 
material, poking fun at himself and telling stories about his childhood as the 
tenth of eleven children. He began his comedic career upon a dare from a co-
worker. "With the first laugh," Anderson said, "I knew I was hooked (on 
performing), a junkie for life."

He, too, has performed on the comedy circuit with appearances on the late evening 
TV shows such as Leno and Letterman. Currently, he writes and does the voices of 
the narrator, Little Louie, and Little Louie's Dad on the Fox Children's Network 
animated series "Life with Louie."

Like Rudner, Anderson is a published author. His book "Dear Dad" was a 1989 best-
seller.

The SEMA Industry Awards Reception begins at 6:30 p.m., the Dinner begins at 7:30 
p.m., with the SEMA awards and the Rudner/Anderson one-two combo following. The 
band Ledfoot will provide the evening's musical nightcap at the adjacent "Club 
SEMA" following the banquet.

Tickets for the evening are $50 per person, and are available online at 
<www.semashow.com> or by contacting SEMA at 909/396-0289.
 
Complete information about the 2002 SEMA Show is available at www.semashow.com.

SEMA represents the $26 billion specialty automotive industry. The trade 
association has approximately 4,500 member companies. It is the authoritative 
source of research data, trends and market growth information for automakers and 
the specialty auto products industry. The industry provides appearance, 
performance, comfort, convenience and technology products for passenger cars, 
minivans, trucks, SUVs and recreational vehicles. For more information, contact 
SEMA at 1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA, 91765-3914; call 909/396-0289; 
or visit <www.sema.org> or <www.enjoythedrive.com>.