LOS ANGELES — Judy Tenuta, a brash stand-up who cheekily styled herself as the “Love Goddess” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday.

Judy Tenuta, the gleefully astringent comic whose infernally clever characters earned her the monikers “The Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite of the Accordion,” died Thursday, her publicist said. Tenuta ...

Comedian Judy Tenuta poses at the Gridlock New Year's Eve party at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Dec. 31, 2008. Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love” and ...

Pauly Shore, Judy Tenuta and Fabio are all smiles together in an undated photo. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Known as “The Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite of the Accordion” to her fans, ...

Popular stand-up comic Judy Tenuta, known to her fans as “The Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite of the Accordion,” died of ovarian cancer on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. She was 72. Known for her ...

Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Love Goddess" and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday. She was 72.