Comedy Plex “Funny Is Female” Festival

The “Funny Is Female” Festival is a four-day celebration of women in comedy featuring 55 stand-out comics from across the U.S ...

Funny is Female Comedy Festival puts women comics in the spotlight in Oak Park

The Funny is Female Comedy Festival will feature 55 women performers over four days in two venues, including national ...
NPR

Ally Pankiw's film 'I Used to be Funny' follows a stand-up comedian with PTSD

RACHEL SENNOTT: (As Sam) You know, I am working on some material about teens in general. OLGA PETSA: (As Brooke Renner) Oh? SENNOTT: (As Sam) Yes. How it's no fair that Gen Z already knows about, like ...
Los Angeles Times

These older women may be ‘heading for the coffin,’ but they’re getting laughs in L.A.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Unplugged: ‘I’m Not Just Some Road Dog Who’s There to Tell Some Dick Jokes’

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger says, 'I feel things very deeply as an artist. I think comics and comedy gets brushed off as, ...
YourTango

These Tired Jokes About Women Have Never Been Funny, So Why Does Every Single Male Comedian Make Them?

Behold the spotlight, the microphone. The audience, hushed in anticipation. The music as he (usually he, sometimes she) walks to the empty stage. Then, the opening joke. Funny, we hope, but like a ...
Westword

Feminism & Co.’s Funny Women: Can you be too much of a woman on stage?

Friday night’s installment of Feminism & Co., the third in this season’s series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, was titled simply “Funny Women.” But as the MCA has shown itself to be very ...