The Unusual Transformation of Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch has captured the attention of many and the heart of Howard Wolowitz when she got the role of Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big bang Theory. We love her sweet voice combined with her witty and spunky character. Many also know that she voiced Howard’s mother, which we never get to see, but we sure remember that voice. But it’s time you found out Melissa’s backstory because it’s actually quite fascinating.

Melissa has shared in many interviews that her love for comedy started at a very young age. She was still in primary school when she started doing her first stand-up routines for the school’s show and tell. That’s right when other kids would be excited about showing off a particularly colorful shell they found on the beach during a family vacation, Melissa would try her best to recreate stand-up routines she’s seen on TV.

Speaking of stand-up routines, Melissa’s parents definitely had a unique approach to upbringing. They wouldn’t allow young Melissa to stay up late, but they would happily tape the late-night comedy specials for her so that she could enjoy watching them during the day. Quite a refreshing way of thinking, right?

This, of course, led to quite a few calls from school, with teachers complaining that Melissa was behaving in strange ways and doing some inappropriate jokes. Melissa has since cleared up in interviews that she didn’t even truly understand that the jokes were inappropriate, she would just copy her idols like Whoopie Goldberg and walk around the class pointing at her crotch shouting “over here” in a thick accent. She spent a lot of her school years working on her comedy skills, she even did stand-up routines inspired by Ellen Degeneres as a 7-year-old.