complain that the sketch is "so stereotypical". The Richman character was inspired by Myers' then real-life mother-in-law, a woman of New York Jewish heritage who is actually named Linda Richman. During a Larry King interview of Myers, the real Richman called in and expressed good-natured amusement about the character. During his appearance on Inside the Actors Studio, he claimed that his impression for the character was "underplayed" and that his mother-in-law actually goaded him into performing the voice of the character when they were in public together. Myers made an appearance as Richman during Streisand's '93/'94 New Year's Eve concert at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. While Streisand discussed reporting made in The New York Times, Richman was heard from the audience assuring Streisand to ignore such press ("Don't listen to that woman, Barbra; what does she know? Please! Feh!"). Streisand then invited Richman up on stage, and they performed a comedy skit lampooning the Coffee Talk discussion topics. (Streisand: "Now, I'm getting ferklempt! [To audience:] Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic: The Prince of Tides was about neither a prince nor tidesDiscuss.") See also Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1990-91 References External links Coffee Talk Script from the October 12, 1991, episode that introduces Linda Richman. Mass media franchises introduced in 1991 Cultural depictions of Barbra Streisand Fictional television shows Stereotypes of Jewish people Stereotypes of women Jewish comedy and humor Saturday Night Live sketches Saturday Night Live in the 1990s Works by Mike Myers