Roseanne Barr has never shied away from speaking her mind, and that’s gotten her in trouble plenty of times. Even when she was the star of the most popular show on TV (Roseanne, from 1988 to 1997), she wasn’t afraid to rock the boat, feuding with producers and writers whom she felt undermined her creative vision. Sticking to her principles helped keep her show in the top 20 of the Nielsen TV ratings for eight of its nine seasons, and speaking her mind helped secure her place as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time.
Since the end of Roseanne, Barr has continued her dedication to speaking her mind in a variety of forums, from reality shows (The Real Roseanne Show, Roseanne’s Nuts) to talk shows (The Roseanne Show) and a bona fide presidential campaign (for the Peace and Freedom Party in 2012; she finished sixth). But the best platform for her unfiltered personality remains her stand-up comedy, to which she’s re-dedicated herself recently. As a working-class woman, a wife, a mother, a feminist and a media target, Barr has a lifetime of experience to draw from, and she’s not reluctant to share it.
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