Japanese-born comedian Tamayo Otsuki said she learned English from "Sesame Street," but some of the language in her stand-up act didn't come from Big Bird and the gang.
"I've gotten expensive, but a little cleaner," she said this week in Honolulu before the start of a series of island concerts. One will be filmed for a video and album."I used to use the bad word, like many comics, because it got laughs. Still use them. But, you know, comedy is becoming more social consciousness."
Otsuki was a regular on the just-canceled "Davis Rules" on CBS and before that ABC. She is far from afraid to speak her mind.
Commenting on television executives, Otsuki said: "Many of the heads of studios don't know a thing. Really! And size of ego so big! But you cannot burn bridges. These people provide work."