Did the audiences have a hard time accepting a “bawdy” female comedian?
RUSTY: My manager, Stan Zucker, used to tell me that when he was putting together the midwest tour dates, every club I worked couldn’t wait for me to come in with my new show. The club owners made money every time I worked there and it spread by word of mouth to “buy that Rusty Warren gal– she’s naughty but you’ll make money.