Natasha Leggero Star Of Broke Credits Tipper Gore Nick At Nite For Making Her A Comic

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Broke airs on Thursdays on CBS. The comedy stars from left-to-right: Pauley Perrette, Jaime Camil and Natasha Leggero.

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On Thursday, you can see comic, writer and actor Natasha Leggero in the new [/tags/cbs/ CBS] sitcom Broke. She plays Elizabeth, who grew up in working-class Reseda, California, but married a billionaire. Aside from being clothed in tailored Gucci attire and spending money at a rate that would make Imelda Marcos blush, she and her husband buy a pyramid, among other splurges. But things change when her father-in-law cuts off their money, forcing the now broke couple and their manservant Luis to move in with Leggero's sister Jackie, played by NCIS star Pauley Perrette. (Disclosure: CBS and CNET are both part of ViacomCBS.)
Leggero is no stranger to portraying affluent women. In fact, her stand-up act is based on it.

"I wasn't born rich. But as my stand-up persona I always try to remain glamorous no matter what my situation was even if I was having to eat at Taco Bell," the upbeat Leggero said in a phone interview. "The projects I've created are always about class."