Women in Comedy

Women Writers and Pilot Pickups: By the Numbers

G.L.O.C. | Posted 05.25.2012

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Not every pilot written by a woman will be picked up, but women are garnering more attention for their work in television and their presence will only continue to grow in upcoming years.

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Why Mindy Kaling Is The Dream Female Sitcom Star

Salon | Posted 05.16.2012

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After an exhausting year of would-be TV manic dream girls trying to charm, seduce and pratfall their way into our hearts, this fall we get the woman w...

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WATCH: Kathy Griffin's Role Models

Posted 04.16.2012

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Comedian and talk show host, Kathy Griffin, sat down with me and told me who she looks up to. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/Player...

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Book Review: Girl Walks Into a Bar or What Happened to Rachel Dratch?

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 04.04.2012

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What ultimately makes Girl Walks Into a Bar pertinent is Dratch's willingness to dwell in and accept messy ambiguity. Dratch is every woman.

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How Can You Expect Me To Be Funny When The World's Going To End?

Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 05.31.2012

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It's time to get serious. Women aren't funny and the world is going to end this year. Given these two indisputable truths, it's time for me to quit comedy and devote my life to preparing for the apocalypse.

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Wendy Liebman Headlining the Women in Comedy Festival

Barbara Holm | Posted 05.28.2012

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"When I get back to LA I'm going to have to go see my doctor because I've been feeling really... attracted to him."

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omen in Comedy Festival: The Comedy Studio on Saturday

Barbara Holm | Posted 05.28.2012

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I was nervous for my show at the Women in Comedy Festival. Arriving to the venue on Barbara-time (half an hour early), I had plenty of time to scope o...

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Gearing Up for Women in Comedy Festival

Barbara Holm | Posted 05.27.2012

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WICF doesn't have a lineup of comics who are "funny for a girl," but simply an amazing, strong lineup of hilarious, acclaimed comics from all over the country.

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A Woman in Comedy: Laughing Through New York and Boston

Solange Garcia | Posted 05.22.2012

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I hope you will join me on this ride of twists, turns, jumps, dips, and inevitable lady part jokes. Let women reign and the people laugh. Let my people laugh!

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The Year of the Funny Woman

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 05.22.2012

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Politicos may lay claim to 2010 as Year of the Woman, but if the Fourth Annual Women in Comedy Festival is any indication, they may have to hand that title over to the Year of the Funny Woman.

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Rosie O'Donnell Talks About Discrimination Against Women In Comedy

Posted 03.19.2012

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Comedian Rosie O'Donnell shares her experiences of working in comedy, which remains to be a male-dominated field. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.c...

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GQ Names Kristen Wiig 'Bro' Of The Year, Posts Half Naked Photo

Laughspin.com | Posted 11.22.2011

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It seems every now and again, GQ tries to act like they give a shit about comedy. In July, a half-naked Mila Kunis adorned the cover of their fourth a...

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Women In Comedy, From Rosie O'Donnell

Posted 12.31.2011

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Some Thoughts on TV, Gender and Other Stuff

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 12.10.2011

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To start, can the media please stop with the"are women funny?" and "chick comedy rules the new fall TV season" articles and shit. Just stop. The short response to this nonsense is yes, some women are funny.

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Female Late NIght Writers WGA Round Table

Splitsider.com | Posted 11.22.2011

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Last Friday night, the WGA West brought together a bunch of funny ladies for yet another serious discussion on the issue of women in late night comedy...

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We Have an Issue With GQ's Comedy Issue

G.L.O.C. | Posted 09.24.2011

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We get that this is Gentleman's Quarterly and we're definitely not the target demo, but when you do a comedy issue we, as comediennes, expect there to at least be some substance -- or at the very least laughs -- inside.

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Letterman Doubles Number Of Female Staff Writers

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 09.17.2011

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"The Late Show" has doubled its number of female staff writers with the addition of up and coming stand-up comedian Jena Friedman, rounding out the nu...

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The Real Reason Female Comedies Hit Big This Summer

Laura Brounstein | Posted 09.03.2011

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Naughty, funny boys have dominated the big screen for a while now. They frolic through Judd Apatow's and Adam Sandler's comedic masterpieces, charming...

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Ellen DeGeneres On 'Bridesmaids': 'Of Course Women Are Funny'

Moviefone | Posted 07.27.2011

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If you're looking for an amazingly good time this summer that'll have you dancing up the aisles and laughing like you've never laughed before, I have ...

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SLIDESHOW: 18 Funny Women You Should Be Following On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 06.14.2011

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First of all, you should know we're going to revisit this topic frequently. There are so many great female comedy writers on Twitter now, you can't f...

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PHOTOS: 53 Amazing Female Comedians You Should Know

Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of International Women's Day and the upcoming Women In Comedy Festival in Boston, we wanted to put together a list of some of our favorite fe...

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Betty White On SNL: Golden Girl Lights Up Ladies Night (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congrats, internet! We did it! The Betty White episode in the books and seeing her grace the Studio 8H stage was a delight. And joining her for the mo...

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The 11 Funniest Ladies In 'Saturday Night Live' History (VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Betty White hosting SNL's "Women Of Comedy" this weekend, we got to thinking about the myriad ladies that have been cast members of the legendary...

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The Hangover: I'm Over It.

Sarah Greenwalt | Posted 05.25.2011

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When will us girls get our own immature, perverted, inappropriate, screwy and hilarious buddy comedy?

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