US | in-laws Comic's Mother-in-Law Sues Over Jokes Sunda Croonquist's mother-in-law seeks damages for Jew jokes By Nick McMaster Posted Aug 25, 2009 4:44 PM CDT Copied This Nov. 2006 photo provided by Sunda Croonquist shows Croonquist, left, and her mother-in-law, Ruth Zafrin at Croonquist's daughter, Tovah Zafrin's 4th birthday party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Zafrin, ho) The situation faced by comedian Sunda Croonquist sounds like it’s from one of her routines: mother-in-law sues comedian after being the butt of one too many jokes. But Croonquist’s mother-in-law is serious—she says her daughter-in-law makes her sound like a racist. She’s seeking unspecified damages and demands that the comedian remove references to her and her family from the act, the AP reports. That would be tough for Croonquist: She's half-black and half-Swedish and married into a Jewish family. Sample joke: She says her in-laws told her, "We don't want a (baby) name that's difficult to pronounce like Shaniqua. We're thinking a name short but delicious. Like Hadassah or Goldie." Her jokes are "nice," she says. "There's nothing bad, nothing defamatory. She says she’ll drop any language her in-laws find offensive but won’t pay damages. A hearing takes place next month. Read These Next An 11-year-old girl gave birth at home. The story gets worse. 'How can you be that ignorant?' senator asks RFK Jr. Looks like hackers have pulled off another major data breach. Grandpa might want to look more closely next time. Report an error