BISTRO Awards -featuring Liz Smith

May 12th, 2012 Heather Kovar Posted in Heather Kovar | No Comments »

This April I had the opportunity to attend the 27th Annual Bistro Awards at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City.
No, I had not previously heard of the Bistro Awards.
But basically it was established as the first awards for cabaret performers.

You can read about the event at BistroAwards.com.

This year Kaye Ballard was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and to my surprise her friend, journalist Liz Smith, was there to accept. Smith also spoke with Ballard live via satellite from Ballard’s home, talking a little about their history together.

Smith had the audience laughing with the various things she said, including some “being from Texas” comments and the statement “I’m the only intellectual left who was fired by the New York Post.”

Click here to watch a clip from the night’s festivities. Or watch below.