Top 10 Reasons This Woman Can't Write for Late Night Comedy Shows

Catie Lazarus, 11.18.2009

www.doctorlazarus.com

My lady sensibility is limited to menstruation (hilarious), babies (adorable), and unicorns mating (adorably hilarious).

12 Glamorous Role Models Talk About Their Role Models (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume, 11.10.2009

Author, journalist, contributing style editor

If someone invited you to a dinner party, and told you that the other guests would include poet Maya Angelou, designer Stella McCartney, Ambassador Susan Rice, and comedienne Amy Poehler (oh, and Michelle Obama might just stop by for appetizers), how long would it take you to leap out of your seat and scramble over to the fete?

The Fun Way to Check if You Dress Your Age

Daria Shualy, 10.22.2009

The school girl outfit I was wearing the other day did not complement my shape, looked cheap somehow and most of all, it was not age appropriate.

No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein, 10.15.2009

New York City-based journalist, national public speaker, media critic and women’s historian

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

14 Reasons I'm Looking Forward To Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival

Sean L. McCarthy, 08.22.2009

Publisher of The Comic's Comic, providing round-the-clock news about comedy

This year, Apatow is holding a red-carpet premiere of his new movie about comedians, Funny People, at the fest. Will it live up to its often-brilliant online promotional campaign?

First Snapshots from the First Obama WH Correspondents' Dinner (Photos)

Scott Shrake, 06.09.2009

Washington, D.C.-based writer

The mix of Beltway media personalities and Hollywood types was jarring but fun.

Tracey Ullman Examines the "State of the Union"

Marcia G. Yerman, 05.26.2009

New York based writer focusing on women’s issues and the arts; Co-Founder of cultureID

Back for a second season on Showtime's Sunday lineup, Tracey Ullman mixes over-the-top comedic entertainment with astute observation.

Move Over Obama: Can Amy Poehler Make Us Fall In Love With Government Again?

Adam Hanft, 05.25.2009

Political Columnist, CEO of Hanft Unlimited

He probably hasn't considered it, but President Obama needs Amy Poehler to make government functionaries our next secular saviors.

Survivor Tocantins: Much Ado, in re: Nil

Tallulah Morehead, 05.11.2009

Award-Eligible Film Legend, Goddess, and Lush

The show opened with the last remnants of Jalapeno sitting about camp after last week's Tribal Council, bewailing what a bunch of losers they all are. Can't argue with that.

SNL Star Amy Poehler on Her New Online Show "Smart Girls"

Marianne Schnall, 01.02.2009

Writer

AP: The idea came out of us wishing we could go back in time to the younger versions of ourselves and let them know it was gonna be ok. My goal is to be the Edward R. Murrow of girls.

The New Power Girls: Inside the Hot New Trend Among American Girls and Women

Patricia Handschiegel, 12.20.2008

Patricia Handschiegel is a serial entrepreneur

Women aren't just interested in taking a slice of the corporate pie, but owning the pie, the bakery and the manufacturing company that supplies it -- and are making it happen.

Election Day Special: Let's Go to the Tape!

Bruce Kluger, 12.05.2008

Member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors

In honor of Voting Day, the best I can do is offer a flashback to my six favorite diversions from this remarkable and historic election year.

Sarah Palin Makes SNL Debut

Shelly Palmer, 11.20.2008

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After weeks of speculation, Sarah Palin ...

Who Won the Final Debate? Drudge Votes Early...

Dan Treul, 11.15.2008

Dan Treul is a freelance writer living in Grand Rapids, MI.

The results of Drudge's Mid-Debate Post-Debate Winner's Poll have John McCain as the overwhelming winner of the still-running face off. As of 10:22 EST, the Republican wins handily, 75 percent to 23 percent!

Tina Fey for Vice President

Vanessa Richmond, 10.20.2008

Pop Culture Critic

Fey actually understands Palin -- well enough to be a dead-wringer for her -- so could actually mount an intelligent, effective attack. Unlike, say, the current Democrats.

Palin and Fey: Two Sides of the Same Joke

Dennis Perrin, 10.18.2008

Whatever it might have been a thousand years ago, SNL is currently part of the propaganda process, not making public figures uncomfortable, but making its audience comfortable with public figures.

SNL's Brilliant "Sore Loser" Sketch Illuminates Senator Clinton's Shadows

David Quigg, 05.20.2008

Ex-reporter, avid photographer, and blogger at

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