There are no cooties at this comedy show. UCLA’s comedy club Shenanigans is once again hosting its “Men Aren’t Funny” show, kicking off their first performance of the year Friday. Gabby Klijian, a ...

Angie McMahon plans to prove that women are funny, and she’s recruited 55 comics from across the United States to help the cause. McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the Funny is Female ...

We've spent countless nights bursting into fits of laughter while watching our favorite female comedians perform their stand-up routines. Whether it's a new Netflix special or a live performance in a ...

Lucille Ball showed the world all the way back in the 50's that a woman could be the funniest person on TV. Yet for years after, even though plenty of talented women graced the small screen, it was ...

If Zainab Johnson hadn’t been standing in the mirror at the Hollywood Improv there would’ve been no other Black female comedians on the wall. Johnson stood on a box looking into a mirror during a ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. For a documentary about comedy, “Making Trouble” has a ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The “Funny Is Female” showcase is a ...

The Australian Women's Weekly sits down with four funny women to discuss the highs and lows of working in comedy. Denise: I knew I was funny in secondary school, when we did a one-act Noel Coward play ...

Ever notice how women over 40 can light up a room with humor that feels both honest and unexpected? Their life experience and ...

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 ...