Female comedians have always been a backbone of the industry, and now they're taking over the fashion world. From Ziwe to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the ...

Kenan Thompson is way off the mark in suggesting that the reason Saturday Night Live has too few black female comedians is that there aren’t enough funny, talented black women for the job, Yesha ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Created in 2015 after a Houston comedy festival was criticized for having too few female comics, the Mermaid ...

This as-told-to interview is based on a conversation with D'yan Forest, 91, who is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian, a title she has held since she was 87. Forest ...

In the crowd at a comedy show, three kinds of laughter can usually be heard. First up is the, “oh man, oh god, did they really just say that?” laughter — the kind that comes with a facepalm or a slow ...

Netflix recently released a stand-up special in which comedian Michelle Buteau claims to be making “herstory” as the first female comedian to hold a show at Radio City Music Hall. Given her obviously ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

This as-told-to interview is based on a conversation with D'yan Forest, 91, who is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian, a title she has held since she was 87. Forest ...