▁ ▁Early ▁work ▁After ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁singer / dan cer ▁in ▁tour ing ▁companies ▁and ▁many ▁un success ful ▁wait ress ing ▁jobs , ▁Bo os ler ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁do orm an ▁at ▁The ▁Im pro vis ation ▁comedy ▁club ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁there , ▁she ▁met ▁com ed ian ▁Andy ▁Kauf man , ▁a ▁regular ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁who ▁convinced ▁her ▁she ▁should ▁do ▁stand up ▁comedy . ▁They ▁lived ▁together ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁remained ▁close ▁friends ▁until ▁Kauf man ' s ▁death . ▁For ▁her ▁" com edy ▁education " ▁Bo os ler ▁cred its ▁Kauf man ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁other ▁pe ers ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁which ▁included ▁Fred die ▁Prin ze , ▁Jay ▁L eno , ▁Larry ▁David , ▁Richard ▁Lewis , ▁Richard ▁Bel zer , ▁J imm ie ▁Walker , ▁and ▁Ed ▁Bl uest one . ▁ ▁C able ▁shows ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Bo os ler ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁own ▁one - hour ▁comedy ▁special ▁on ▁cable ▁when ▁Show time ▁a ired ▁Party ▁of ▁One . ▁Having ▁no ▁credit ▁cards ▁or ▁borrow ing ▁power , ▁Bo os ler ▁saved ▁her ▁money ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁special ▁herself ▁when ▁cable ▁execut ives ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁people ▁would ▁t une ▁in ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁woman ▁do ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁comedy . ▁She ▁successfully ▁tou red ▁for ▁ 5