SNL has reminded me to leave room for laughter and that comedy can be both cathartic and productive.
Tag: Comedy
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 […]
Women Comedians You Should Be Watching This Summer
The season three finale of Inside Amy Schumer aired last week, so we know some of you may feel starved for seriously funny—and feminist—TV. We’re here to help! Enjoy our mix of stand-up comedians, actors and […]
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld
Dear Jerry Seinfeld, I heard you on ESPN radio the other day. You were talking to Colin Cowherd about how you write jokes, where you like to perform and how […]
Our Favorite Funny Women Call Out Sexism in Hollywood
Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer, Gina Rodriguez, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellie Kemper and Kate McKinnon. Imagine all these incredibly talented women comedians in the same room together. Talking about battling misogyny […]
Can a Rape Joke Ever Be Funny?
In an ideal world, eliminating the material to even be able to make rape jokes—i.e. ending rape—would be the best solution to our culture’s rape-joke problem. But as Ilana Glazer’s […]
For Amy Poehler, Writing is Hard, Feminism Comes Naturally
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Well, Amy Poehler makes comedy look easy, but her new memoir, Yes Please, nearly killed her. Or so she says […]
Honoring History’s Forgotten Women, One-Too-Many Chardonnays At A Time
There’s something strangely empowering about hearing that Mary Dyer, the 17th century Quaker who dared to challenge the Puritans’ religious intolerance, “freaked their dicks off.” On Comedy Central’s Drunk History, […]
Ingrid Jungermann Wants to Kickstart More Lesbian Laughs
What good is laughing? We’re engaged in a tremendous battle for women’s rights; what’s so funny? Laughter is an empowerment tool. A good laugh relaxes and recharges us, makes us […]