Lois Bromfield

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Lois Bromfield
Born1954or1955(age 70–71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
(m. 1980;div. 1995)
Comedy career
Medium Stand-up comedy, television, film, screenwriting, producing
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Website loisbromfunny.com

Lois Bromfield (born 1954or1955) [1] is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer and television producer originally from Toronto, Ontario. Her television writing career began when she asked Roseanne Barr for a job on her show Roseanne . [2] Her other television credits include Grace Under Fire , The Jackie Thomas Show and The New Hollywood Squares .

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In 1990, Bromfield appeared with Chris Aable in her first television interview on Hollywood Today, where she was interviewed along with her then-husband Steve Moore.

Bromfield was born in Toronto. [1]

She was in a lavender marriage to comedian Steve Moore from 1980 to 1995, [3] which ended after they both decided to publicly come out as gay. [4] Bromfield officially came out as lesbian in 1994 on The Arsenio Hall Show . [4]

Bromfield co-starred along with Bobcat Goldthwait in the 1985 George Carlin HBO television series Apt. 2C of which only the pilot episode was ever made. [5]

Her 2021 memoir, My Dirty Life in Comedy, [6] was one of 13 books recommended by Judd Apatow. [7]

Bromfield later moved Europe. [2]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Bookman, Julie (27 July 1984). "Young comic taps female funny bone". The Columbian. Washington, Vancouver. p. F 48. Retrieved 29 January 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 de la Ferrière, Marie-Adélina (21 August 2024). "Before Ellen DeGeneres, this lesbian comedian made history as the first to come out on TV". The Advocate .
  3. "In Profile: Steve Moore". The Advocate. 24 June 1997.
  4. 1 2 "Lois Bromfield's Empty Closet". The Advocate. 22 March 1994. pp. 54–56.
  5. Apt 2C Unaired Pilot George Carlin. YouTube. 1985.
  6. "My Dirty Life in Comedy". Goodreads. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  7. "13 books Judd Apatow recommended". www.readthistwice.com. Retrieved 17 October 2025.