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Female comedians: Books shine light on funny women as comedy conversation evolves

Source: The Oakland Press, Dec 3 2012, 3:36pm CST

It's easy to take funny women for granted, considering how many of them compete for our attention. Consider former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and "Bridesmaids" writer-star Kristen Wiig, who shook up Hollywood with her blockbust ...

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YouTube Introduces 'Comedy Week'

Source: Time Magazine | May 20 2013, 5:20am CDT

Does your idea of humor include a cooking show that teaches you how to order 75 fast-food hamburgers and turn them into a truly epic lasagna? If so, you’ve got company: the comedy team behind “Epic Meal Time” has 4.7 million YouTube s ...

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Fortune Feimster visits The Comedy Zone

Source: Charlotte Creative Loafing | May 17 2013, 3:37pm CDT

The openly lesbian comedian will perform at The Comedy Zone on Friday, May 17 (two shows at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.) and Saturday, May 18 (two shows at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.). Feimster will then head over to the Ca ...

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"We're not the ones always bringing it up. I want to move forward to the point where it's not even an issue or topic. I'm also a gay comic, but I don't even want to be considered 'funny for a gay comic.' I just want to be funny."

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Original 'Mork & Mindy' writer picks apart the funny

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Who Should Be The Next Comedians Of Color On 'SNL'?

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