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Comic, Producer, Entrepreneur Rhonda Shear joins host Rich Stein
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- Catching Up With Comedians
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- Apr 24, 2026
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Summary
Rhonda Shear grew up as the youngest of four kids in New Orleans. Her Mom Supported her dancing and modeling while Dad instilled in her the Mind of the Business Model.She left Louisiana with a College Degree from Loyola University, and the Title of Miss Louisiana USA/World/International She headed west to Los Angeles where she studied acting and started paying her dues. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena and studied with Harvey Lembeck. She eventually started getting small roles on television shows such as Chips and Dallas. Her natural ebullience and funny demeanor opened doors for her on comedies like Married with Children, Cheers, Three’s Company and the Dukes of Hazzard. She was even cast in SPACEBALLS by the legendary Mel Brooks Many agents and producers tried to discourage such a pretty and voluptuous young woman from pursuing the historically alpha- male world of stand up comedy however she followed her own intuition and before long she was working the Comedy Store/ Improv/ Laugh Factory circuit as well as going on the road and working steadily in the Las Vegas Casinos as a stand up comic. Her big break came when she was hired as the hostess of a show produced by USA Network titled “UP ALL NIGHT!”The show had been running for two years with the female hostess doing the Friday night ( Campy comedy movies) and Gilbert Gottfried hosting the Saturday night ( scary monster movies) Rhonda was a big hit and she went on to host alongside the great Gilbert for the next eight years ( 8 years on tv and over 450 episodes ) On my podcast Rhonda talks about the 2025-26 Reboot of the Up All Night show and all things in theRHONDAVERSE ; including her own line of Intimate Apparel which she started out selling on QVC / Home Shopping Network; inclu…