With the toxicity in comedy finally coming to light, this organization’s mission of providing a safe haven for women and girls to use and own their comedic voices is more important than ever.
Tag: Comedy
Q&A: Margaret Cho on Comedy, Feminism and Identity
“To be able to be a perpetual witness to the constant struggle of equality is really a beautiful thing. I love that.”
Poking Fun at Patriarchy and Taking Aim at Abortion Stigma
“Choice: The Musical” follows the adventures of Ellie—a young, Christian woman who meets a trio of Women’s Health Clinic volunteers and is changed fundamentally.
Q&A: Comedian Kelli Dunham on Storytelling as a Radical, Transformative Act
“Sharing stories saves lives—and it’s low tech, easy access way to build community.”
Q&A: Jena Friedman, American C*nt
“It used be, like, a luxury to be a political comedian and ‘I can do a comedic piece about the oxycontin epidemic!’ …[Now] I feel like it’s all hands on deck.”
The Top 10 Feminist Moments in Pop Culture from 2016
Despite the setback of the 2016 election, pop culture this year was crowded with messages of gender equity, racial justice and social liberation.
WATCH: A Musical Tribute to Pantsuits, Spacesuits and the Women Who Move Us Forward
What do Sigourney Weaver and Hillary Clinton have in common? Comedians Katie Goodman and Soren Kisiel have an answer: power suits.
We Need Saturday Night Live to Survive the Next Four Years
SNL has reminded me to leave room for laughter and that comedy can be both cathartic and productive.
The Abuse of Leslie Jones Shows Us How Tokenism Sets the Stage for Hate
We need to be vigilant about how unconscious tokenism affects the perception of black women in popular media and beyond.
This Comedy Festival Is Charging Women a Different Price for a Great Reason
A Brooklyn-based comedy festival is charging women, people of color, LGBTQ folks and people with disabilities a different price to submit their work than straight, white men. The catch? The “minority” comedians will pay 77 cents to every dollar a straight, white male comedian pays—a reflection of the gender-wage gap. “The 77 cents to the dollar […]