Lisa Lampanelli

Lisa Lampanelli is comedy's lovable Queen of Mean. Heralded as "more than a stand-up - a standout," by comedy legend Jim Carrey, Lampanelli is a cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker and a vial of estrogen. She has won accolades from the King of All Media, Howard Stern, who called her "a true original and a brilliant comedy mind who'll steal the show every time."

This equal opportunity offender is a regular on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and Howard Stern's Sirius satellite radio shows. And she has appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman," "Lopez Tonight," "Chelsea Lately" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

In 2009, Lisa joined the ranks of comic greats and premiered her first ever one-hour HBO comedy special, "Long Live the Queen," to tremendous ratings. That same year, her autobiography, "Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat and Freaks," hit bookstores to critical acclaim. As a writer, Lisa also pens the monthly Women column in Playboy magazine. And in Fall 2012, Lisa will bring her talents to Broadway when she mounts her one-woman show, "Bring Back the Fat Chick."

When a religious group showed up to protest one of Lisa Lampanelli's comedy shows, she promised to donate $1,000 to charity for every protestor who was there. After the show, she presented $48,000 to Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), and she now hopes to present even more money to them after winning The Celebrity Apprentice.