That's just one reason she enjoys visiting the South.
Rhea will perform at the Comedy House Theater tonight and Saturday, and she has the 4-1-1.
"Certain clubs have certain reputations," Rhea said, and she has been told the Comedy House is one of the best.
"I love Southern audiences," said Rhea, who was born in Montreal. "They have a great sense of humor about themselves."
One of her tricks to make Southern audiences laugh? Put a "y'all" at the end of every line.
The Democratic presidential candidates are the current inspiration for her stand-up routine. But Rhea is especially known for revealing the lighter side of families and relationships.
"Truth can resonate with you," Rhea said. She claims to have been the least funny in a "loud and hysterical" family, but her career seems to prove otherwise.
When she was 7, Rhea knew she would be a comedian. She has been in the business 15 years and is most recently known as a syndicated talk-show host. Rhea has been a regular on "Hollywood Squares," and attracted younger audiences with her character as the witch Aunt Hilda in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch."
She is working on a pilot for an ABC sitcom called "Plan B." Rhea, 39, said the title was fitting, because a woman's goals in her 20s change when she enters her 30s.
The new show seems to follow her own life. She was engaged for four years and recently ended the relationship.
But Rhea injects humor even into those situations. Much of her act is improvisational, and she feels a part of her job as a comedian is to "give voice" to life's issues.
"Most people are comedians," Rhea said. "They've been doing their act their whole life."
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