Jim Jeffries, Dusty Slay and Sarah Silverman are three of the latest stand-up comedians to make a big impression with new ...

Nevertheless, by baring their souls onstage in stand up and bringing laughter to campus with their improv troupes, a new generation of stand-up women at Georgetown hope to inspire others to join the ...

Stand-up comedy is often seen as a boys’ club. Even so, female comedians are shining a spotlight on the issues that women face.

Women have managed to reclaim a slice of the classic comedy world that doesn’t sacrifice any edge or humor. They’ve stripped down the stand-up structure to its purest core — simply by ...

How to survive as a woman in stand-up comedy By From our readers September 9, 2016 ...

Portland author Shawn Levy says the existence of the show "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" made his new book possible: "People realized that there was this proto-history of women in comedy." Author ...

Iliza Shlesinger’s million-plus Instagram followers will be the first to tell you that this comic’s star is doing nothing but rising and rising. With six Netflix specials, a self-titled sketch show ...

Comedy Central, perhaps the most reliable outlet for stand-up talent on TV, isn’t much better for women, primarily because its target audience is young men who generally prefer an edgy ...

A new oral history of women working in comedy includes stories from the world of stand-up, the world of late-night, and the world of comedy. Not all of it works, but author Yael Kohen explores ...

Born Loretta Mary Aiken in 1897, Moms Mabley was the godmother of stand-up comedy for Black women. Taking to the stage in the 1920s, she built her career on the Chitlin’ Circuit, eventually ...

The documentary, about women in stand-up comedy, takes on some of the everyday hazards of being a comedian who isn’t a man. Sexual harassment and assault are always threats.