Megan Ward, Votes: They have two children. Bill Murray, | | Director: 82 min $38.62M, PG-13 Afterward, Carson reportedly told his comedy booker, I dont ever want to see that waitress on my show again., Boosler continued to make a living on the road, playing clubs across the country. Director: 21 Danny DeVito 
| | Gross: The special made such an impact that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History requested that Wong donate the iconic dress she wore onstage. | Larry Miller was born on October 15, 1953 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA. 113 min Scott Mosier, Votes: Tom Shadyac $26.39M, PG-13 Brian O'Halloran, Jon Favreau, Votes: Barth released 11 albums and reportedly sold two million records. Ron Livingston, | | | Leslie Hope, $80.25M, R Alone, these female comedians are utterly hilarious on their own, but when they team up, watch out. That was exactly the case in 2011 when funny ladies like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy teamed up with some of the funniest minds in film today to make the smash comedy hit Bridesmaids . Steven Wright was born on December 6, 1955 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. | Jill Sprecher WebList of famous female comedians, featuring bios and photos when available.This female comedians list contains the most prominent and top females known for being comedians. Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, $121.70M, PG-13 Stars: His mother, Laurie McLaurin (ne Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford Bob Newhart is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in Run Silent Run Deep (1958). | 
Stars: Christine Taylor, | 14,471 Burgess Meredith, Votes: Lloyd Bridges, Votes: There are 007 style cars, cuties, crooks etc. in 1961 that female comics party albums outsold those of male comics. After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family. , vol. During her decades-long career, Tucker performed cheeky songs such as Make Him Say Please, No One Man is Ever Going to Worry Me, and Youve Got to Make it Legal, Mr. Siegel.. He is primarily known as an actor and somewhat a writer and proved his comedic acting style in House Guest (1994), Jingle All the Way (1996), First Shelley Berman began studying acting shortly after he was honorably discharged from the US navy. | Gross: | Fellow comic Richard Lewis told The New York Times in 1984 that Boosler was the Jackie Robinson of my generation for breaking into the ranks of male stand-ups. | Gross: The original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. A young doctor on his way across the country to a job interview crashes his car in a small town and is sentenced to work for several days at the town hospital. 154,792 Stars: Pamela Reed, Votes: | 15,836 Mark Joy, Votes: To support herself and her son, Sadie Schneider pursued a Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. Well never share your email with anyone else, The Trailblazing Women of Stand-Up Comedy. $32.70M, R Sarah Blacher Cohen, The Unkosher Comediennes: From Sophie Tucker to Joan Rivers, in Cohen. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 35 Metascore. Directors: 87,132 Rob Lowe, Redd Foxx began doing stand-up comedy on the infamous "Chitlin' Circuit" in the 1940s and 1950s. Matt Dillon, $16.37M, PG-13 $70.91M, PG Stars: 103 min Joan Cusack, Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. Stars: He was a writer and actor, known for Flip (1970), The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). 
| Stars: Watkins, On the Real Side, 391392. June Sochen, From Sophie Tucker to Barbra Streisand: Jewish Women Entertainers as Reformers, in Joyce Antler, et al. Animation, Adventure, Comedy. The comic hopefuls of tomorrow, regardless of gender, can find a wealth of inspiration in the creative, resourceful, and courageous tradition of talented women who have helped shape stand-up comedy throughout its history. Peter Farrelly Margaret Cho has kept audiences in stitches since the early90s when she first burst onto the comedy scene. Ben Affleck, Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. Chris Columbus The aftermath of a drug deal as told from three different points of view. This cursory narrative leaves out the many entertaining ways that lesser-known female comics made their mark in stand-up comedy, from its earliest years to present day. , July 29, 1984, sec. 
$24.61M. He is a writer and actor, known for Trainwreck (2015), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Cop Show (2014). He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. Stand-ups like Bruce, Carlin, and Pryor used dirty words pointedly, to take on sacred cows like politics, religion, and proper American values. !, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue Bill Maher was born William Maher in New York City, New York, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. | 342,083 His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. Director: 
Ice Cube, | He was previously married to Jeanette Sprung. Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. David Spade, Julianne Moore, Comedy, Drama, Romance. He died on August 19, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Griffins stage style is conversational, blunt, and often controversial; she is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, and often discusses celebrities, pop culture, and religion in her act. | Gross: Sarah Colonna. Joel Coen, Comedy. $11.36M, PG-13 Joel Coen, 601,082 WebThe Funniest Comedians and Actors of the 1990s When it comes to comedy in the 90s, we can think of some very recognizable faces; Jim Carrey , Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy to | Peter Faiman Born in New York City on January 17, 1949, the first son of Stanley and Janice Kaufman, Andy grew up on New York in Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history. | , women have long made their voices a vital part of the American comic tradition. Minnie Driver, | was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. | Gross: Phil Berger, The New Comediennes,. 
Ed O'Neill, The special made such an impact that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History requested that Wong donate the iconic dress she wore onstage. 94 min Tyler and Harrison released the first explicitly feminist comedy album in 1972, Try ItYoull Like It, which they followed in 1973 with Wonder Women. 98 min 
Donald Petrie Tom Hanks, 65,459 Martin Lawrence, Votes: Peter Stormare, Votes: Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia Guynes (ne King) before Demi was born. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, R Director: | Photo credit: Belle Barth, If I Embarass You, Tell Your Friends by Max Sparber, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. 
Catherine O'Hara, He was previously married to Teddie Lee Tillett. Comedy, Romance. , vol. 118 min She passed away in September 2014 at Richard Philip Lewis was born on June 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. Janeane had many jobs before breaking into show biz. Director: $60.65M, R Bobby Slayton was born on May 25, 1955. 10,098 At the tender age of 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing stand-up at open mike nights in New York City and, after a few short years, became known around town as "the comedian's comedian". Mike Myers, | Meshach Taylor, Votes: Belle Barth, If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends, After Hour B0072CPHTS, 1960. 1,010,410 Dick Gregory was born on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. | He has 2 biological children with his first wife named, Michael and Louise Caputo. Director: A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof. Roger Rees, Ilene Graff, Votes: Robin Bartlett, Votes: Stars: Giovanna P. Del Negro, From the Nightclub to the Living Room: Gender, Ethnicity, and Upward Mobility in the 1950s Party Records of Three Jewish Women, in Simon J. Bronner. | Ali Wongs 2016 special, Baby Cobra, made headlines as the first comedy special filmed by a pregnant comic. Michael has to take summer class in French, a class trip to France, to graduate high school. Michael Durrell, Votes: David O. Russell | | Gross: Director: After finishing his military service, he went to college on the GI bill with the idea of becoming an attorney, but developed an interest in comedy while taking elective courses.Paul Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.Izzard worked as a street Robert Schimmel was born on January 16, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Foxx was one of the premier "blue humor" comedians. | | Gross: | Marilyn Ghigliotti, He died on Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. Barry Levinson Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. WebKelly Coffield Park. Sidney J. Furie Chris Elliott, The Dennis Miller was born on November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. While Bullock has done a great job at diversifying her movie portfolio, she certainly appeared in plenty of romances in the '90s. 
Director: Frances McDormand, However, he turned his life around after a cousin was shot. For example, in, (1961), Mabley offered her take on traveling to the South: Im not goin to let the Greyhound take me down there and the bloodhounds run me back.. Chelsea Handler. Comedy, Drama, Romance. Stars: Director: | Gross: He was a writer and actor, known for The Larry Sanders Show (1992), It's Garry Shandling's Show. Comedy, Drama. Elizabeth Hurley, It may inspire all those bored, discouraged and/or directionless Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. | Melanie Mayron, Votes: . He has one younger sister, Letty Aronson. Albert Brooks Perpetually glum standup comedian Joey Bishop was born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. I dont make money with them, but I know them. Famed comic Lenny Bruce, who was known for his battles with the authorities over the obscene nature of his stand-up, opened for Barth early in his career. Steve Martin, WebDana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth Algar in the Wayne's World movies. Comedy. WE SUPPORT WOMEN IN STEM: HER POTENTIAL IS ALSO YOURS. $17.11M, R | As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite Denis Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Nora (Sullivan) and John Leary, Irish immigrants who had grown up together. The special was an immediate success and Boosler went on to produce three more specials for Showtime over the next five years. Casey Affleck, William H. Macy, Photo credit: Bain News Service photograph collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Jeff Anderson, The movie was a big hit. 45,202 | Stars: | Jason Schwartzman, 23,280 Director: His comedic style involves deadpan delivery of dialogue, a slight stammer when talking, and comedic monologues. Tamra Davis Though it was certainly niche, this circuit flourished from the mid-1970s into the early 1990s. | Gross: Stewart moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey during his childhood. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Blue humor was very dirty, too dirty for white audiences. Macaulay Culkin, A collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses. Stars: | Gross: Party albums, the term for records that featured explicit material, became blockbusters by the early 1960s. In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting. 273,520 
She is an actress and writer, known for Home Movies (1999), Inside Out (2015) and Hyperspace (1984). | Gross: Janeane Garofalo. $4.51M, PG-13 She booked her first spot on, only when Helen Reddy guest-hosted in 1977. John Malkovich, Votes: 96 min Lee Unkrich $54.83M, PG-13 He was a producer and actor, known for Casino (1995), Cat's Eye (1985) and Rush Hour 2 (2001). Comedian Elayne Boosler performs on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on September 15, 1977. Vote for Your Favourite British Female Comedians 1 Tracey Ullman Tyler began performing on her own in the mid-1970s, and in 1979 released the album Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom, the first openly gay or lesbian comedy album. Director: Following the Golden Era of Hollywood, he remained active until early 2017. Harold Ramis $7.79M, PG He was previously married to Jyll Rosenfeld. In addition to co-creating and starring on the critically-acclaimed NBC series, Mad About You (1992), which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Cedric the Entertainer is an African-American comedian and actor known for being one of the Original Kings of Comedy. One such joke was her take on the sexual double standard: Men want you to scream, Youre the best, while swearing youve never done this with anyone before., Despite frequently being hailed as the next big success, Boosler could not achieve the same feats as her male peers. Rate. | Director: | 91,568 He died on December 24, 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. Cameron Diaz, Tig Notaro is known for her openly raw performance in 2012s Live, in which she recounted her recent breast cancer diagnosis, one of several traumatic experiences for her at the time. 3. Eddie Murphy, 5,872 $17.28M, R | 40,608 Stars: Ann-Margret, Hackett always referred to himself as a "saloon comic" and preferred the intimacy of his stage act-- Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller. Director: | $128.81M, R 90 min Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. 04-26-1933. Bruce is said to have confessed that it was really Barth who was the sickest of them all. In fact, Barth faced similar battles as Bruce: She was arrested and fined on lewdness charges in 1953, was sued numerous times, and was eventually banned from radio and television. The Simpsons (1989 ) The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. He is an actor and writer, known for Barnyard (2006), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996). | 8,024 | Director: At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took Henry Youngman was born on November 7, 1846 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA. Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, to Joan, a secretary, and Carmine Garofalo, an Exxon executive. Jay Roach Frances Bay, Votes: Perhaps there is some discussion of Director: He also had a few acting roles in film and television. Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, the three-time Emmy-Award winner, was one of the country's most recognized and adored comics; named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time." Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. 7,171 votes. 114 min Comedy, Drama. She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, which debuted on Comedy Central in 2013 and has received a Peabody Award. 
They fell in love and were married in 1947. Notaro continues to innovate within stand-up comedy. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help. | He was the son of Dorothy "Dotty" (Teitelbaum) and Phillip Cohen, who performed in vaudeville under the name Phil Roy. Joan Cusack, | He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time. After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business. | Dana Carvey, Director: | Adam Sandler, She has been married to Bill Siddons since March 7, 2007. He is an actor and writer, known for Drive (2011), Broadcast News (1987) and Defending Your Life (1991). Comedy, Sport. They included jokes intended to titillate (I dont want to say I got attached to my vibrator,but last Valentines Day I sent it two dozen roses), as well as politically motivated material (a woman asks her boss why shes paid less than her male coworker: Because you cant stand up to pee, Mary. $4.60M, PG-13 com/1984/07/29/magazine/the-new- comediennes.html. An all too uptight FBI agent must protect a larger than life mobster with a heart of gold, currently under witness protection in the suburbs. | Gross: After 10th grade, Cosby joined the Navy and completed high Firebrand Roseanne Barr has long been one of America's funniest and most controversial comedians.She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Helen (Davis), a cashier and bookkeeper, and Jerome Hershel "Jerry" Barr, a salesman. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Stars: Director: Director: Martin Landau, | When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye. Stars: She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star (19941998), but few others garner serious attention. So Boosler decided to produce one herself, financing it with her life savings. $46.58M, R Comedy, Drama, Romance. | | | 
He went to Dwight Morrow High School and Ohio State University, graduating in 1969 with a degree in marketing and communications. 88 min He formed a comedy duo with his wife Gracie Allen (1895-1964), and typically played the straight man So Boosler decided to produce one herself, financing it with her life savings. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres Donald Jay Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York. Bill Murray, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Shari Albert, Votes: WebThe Top 50 Funniest Female Comedians Of All Time. She attributed her ability to amuse rather than scandalize to her large figure, which flouted traditional notions of female beauty and restraint. James Coburn, Problem Child (1990) PG | 81 min | Comedy, Family 5.4 Rate 27 Metascore A young boy just short of a monster is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. 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| | Gross: The special made such an impact that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History requested that Wong donate the iconic dress she wore onstage. | Larry Miller was born on October 15, 1953 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA. 113 min Scott Mosier, Votes: Tom Shadyac $26.39M, PG-13 Brian O'Halloran, Jon Favreau, Votes: Barth released 11 albums and reportedly sold two million records. Ron Livingston, | | | Leslie Hope, $80.25M, R Alone, these female comedians are utterly hilarious on their own, but when they team up, watch out. That was exactly the case in 2011 when funny ladies like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy teamed up with some of the funniest minds in film today to make the smash comedy hit Bridesmaids . 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After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family. , vol. During her decades-long career, Tucker performed cheeky songs such as Make Him Say Please, No One Man is Ever Going to Worry Me, and Youve Got to Make it Legal, Mr. Siegel.. He is primarily known as an actor and somewhat a writer and proved his comedic acting style in House Guest (1994), Jingle All the Way (1996), First Shelley Berman began studying acting shortly after he was honorably discharged from the US navy. | Gross: | Fellow comic Richard Lewis told The New York Times in 1984 that Boosler was the Jackie Robinson of my generation for breaking into the ranks of male stand-ups. | Gross: The original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. A young doctor on his way across the country to a job interview crashes his car in a small town and is sentenced to work for several days at the town hospital. 154,792 Stars: Pamela Reed, Votes: | 15,836 Mark Joy, Votes: To support herself and her son, Sadie Schneider pursued a Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. Well never share your email with anyone else, The Trailblazing Women of Stand-Up Comedy. $32.70M, R Sarah Blacher Cohen, The Unkosher Comediennes: From Sophie Tucker to Joan Rivers, in Cohen. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 35 Metascore. Directors: 87,132 Rob Lowe, Redd Foxx began doing stand-up comedy on the infamous "Chitlin' Circuit" in the 1940s and 1950s. Matt Dillon, $16.37M, PG-13 $70.91M, PG Stars: 103 min Joan Cusack, Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. Stars: He was a writer and actor, known for Flip (1970), The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). | Stars: Watkins, On the Real Side, 391392. June Sochen, From Sophie Tucker to Barbra Streisand: Jewish Women Entertainers as Reformers, in Joyce Antler, et al. Animation, Adventure, Comedy. The comic hopefuls of tomorrow, regardless of gender, can find a wealth of inspiration in the creative, resourceful, and courageous tradition of talented women who have helped shape stand-up comedy throughout its history. Peter Farrelly Margaret Cho has kept audiences in stitches since the early90s when she first burst onto the comedy scene. Ben Affleck, Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. Chris Columbus The aftermath of a drug deal as told from three different points of view. This cursory narrative leaves out the many entertaining ways that lesser-known female comics made their mark in stand-up comedy, from its earliest years to present day. , July 29, 1984, sec. $24.61M. He is a writer and actor, known for Trainwreck (2015), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Cop Show (2014). He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. Stand-ups like Bruce, Carlin, and Pryor used dirty words pointedly, to take on sacred cows like politics, religion, and proper American values. !, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue Bill Maher was born William Maher in New York City, New York, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. | 342,083 His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. Director: Ice Cube, | He was previously married to Jeanette Sprung. Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. David Spade, Julianne Moore, Comedy, Drama, Romance. He died on August 19, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Griffins stage style is conversational, blunt, and often controversial; she is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, and often discusses celebrities, pop culture, and religion in her act. | Gross: Sarah Colonna. Joel Coen, Comedy. $11.36M, PG-13 Joel Coen, 601,082 WebThe Funniest Comedians and Actors of the 1990s When it comes to comedy in the 90s, we can think of some very recognizable faces; Jim Carrey , Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy to | Peter Faiman Born in New York City on January 17, 1949, the first son of Stanley and Janice Kaufman, Andy grew up on New York in Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history. | , women have long made their voices a vital part of the American comic tradition. Minnie Driver, | was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. | Gross: Phil Berger, The New Comediennes,. Ed O'Neill, The special made such an impact that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History requested that Wong donate the iconic dress she wore onstage. 94 min Tyler and Harrison released the first explicitly feminist comedy album in 1972, Try ItYoull Like It, which they followed in 1973 with Wonder Women. 98 min Donald Petrie Tom Hanks, 65,459 Martin Lawrence, Votes: Peter Stormare, Votes: Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia Guynes (ne King) before Demi was born. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, R Director: | Photo credit: Belle Barth, If I Embarass You, Tell Your Friends by Max Sparber, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Catherine O'Hara, He was previously married to Teddie Lee Tillett. Comedy, Romance. , vol. 118 min She passed away in September 2014 at Richard Philip Lewis was born on June 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. Janeane had many jobs before breaking into show biz. Director: $60.65M, R Bobby Slayton was born on May 25, 1955. 10,098 At the tender age of 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing stand-up at open mike nights in New York City and, after a few short years, became known around town as "the comedian's comedian". Mike Myers, | Meshach Taylor, Votes: Belle Barth, If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends, After Hour B0072CPHTS, 1960. 1,010,410 Dick Gregory was born on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. | He has 2 biological children with his first wife named, Michael and Louise Caputo. Director: A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof. Roger Rees, Ilene Graff, Votes: Robin Bartlett, Votes: Stars: Giovanna P. Del Negro, From the Nightclub to the Living Room: Gender, Ethnicity, and Upward Mobility in the 1950s Party Records of Three Jewish Women, in Simon J. Bronner. | Ali Wongs 2016 special, Baby Cobra, made headlines as the first comedy special filmed by a pregnant comic. Michael has to take summer class in French, a class trip to France, to graduate high school. Michael Durrell, Votes: David O. Russell | | Gross: Director: After finishing his military service, he went to college on the GI bill with the idea of becoming an attorney, but developed an interest in comedy while taking elective courses.Paul Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.Izzard worked as a street Robert Schimmel was born on January 16, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Foxx was one of the premier "blue humor" comedians. | | Gross: | Marilyn Ghigliotti, He died on Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. Barry Levinson Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. WebKelly Coffield Park. Sidney J. Furie Chris Elliott, The Dennis Miller was born on November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. While Bullock has done a great job at diversifying her movie portfolio, she certainly appeared in plenty of romances in the '90s. Director: Frances McDormand, However, he turned his life around after a cousin was shot. For example, in, (1961), Mabley offered her take on traveling to the South: Im not goin to let the Greyhound take me down there and the bloodhounds run me back.. Chelsea Handler. Comedy, Drama, Romance. Stars: Director: | Gross: He was a writer and actor, known for The Larry Sanders Show (1992), It's Garry Shandling's Show. Comedy, Drama. Elizabeth Hurley, It may inspire all those bored, discouraged and/or directionless Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. | Melanie Mayron, Votes: . He has one younger sister, Letty Aronson. Albert Brooks Perpetually glum standup comedian Joey Bishop was born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. I dont make money with them, but I know them. Famed comic Lenny Bruce, who was known for his battles with the authorities over the obscene nature of his stand-up, opened for Barth early in his career. Steve Martin, WebDana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth Algar in the Wayne's World movies. Comedy. WE SUPPORT WOMEN IN STEM: HER POTENTIAL IS ALSO YOURS. $17.11M, R | As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite Denis Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Nora (Sullivan) and John Leary, Irish immigrants who had grown up together. The special was an immediate success and Boosler went on to produce three more specials for Showtime over the next five years. Casey Affleck, William H. Macy, Photo credit: Bain News Service photograph collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Jeff Anderson, The movie was a big hit. 45,202 | Stars: | Jason Schwartzman, 23,280 Director: His comedic style involves deadpan delivery of dialogue, a slight stammer when talking, and comedic monologues. Tamra Davis Though it was certainly niche, this circuit flourished from the mid-1970s into the early 1990s. | Gross: Stewart moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey during his childhood. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Blue humor was very dirty, too dirty for white audiences. Macaulay Culkin, A collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses. Stars: | Gross: Party albums, the term for records that featured explicit material, became blockbusters by the early 1960s. In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting. 273,520 She is an actress and writer, known for Home Movies (1999), Inside Out (2015) and Hyperspace (1984). | Gross: Janeane Garofalo. $4.51M, PG-13 She booked her first spot on, only when Helen Reddy guest-hosted in 1977. John Malkovich, Votes: 96 min Lee Unkrich $54.83M, PG-13 He was a producer and actor, known for Casino (1995), Cat's Eye (1985) and Rush Hour 2 (2001). Comedian Elayne Boosler performs on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on September 15, 1977. Vote for Your Favourite British Female Comedians 1 Tracey Ullman Tyler began performing on her own in the mid-1970s, and in 1979 released the album Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom, the first openly gay or lesbian comedy album. Director: Following the Golden Era of Hollywood, he remained active until early 2017. Harold Ramis $7.79M, PG He was previously married to Jyll Rosenfeld. In addition to co-creating and starring on the critically-acclaimed NBC series, Mad About You (1992), which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Cedric the Entertainer is an African-American comedian and actor known for being one of the Original Kings of Comedy. One such joke was her take on the sexual double standard: Men want you to scream, Youre the best, while swearing youve never done this with anyone before., Despite frequently being hailed as the next big success, Boosler could not achieve the same feats as her male peers. Rate. | Director: | 91,568 He died on December 24, 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. Cameron Diaz, Tig Notaro is known for her openly raw performance in 2012s Live, in which she recounted her recent breast cancer diagnosis, one of several traumatic experiences for her at the time. 3. Eddie Murphy, 5,872 $17.28M, R | 40,608 Stars: Ann-Margret, Hackett always referred to himself as a "saloon comic" and preferred the intimacy of his stage act-- Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller. Director: | $128.81M, R 90 min Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. 04-26-1933. Bruce is said to have confessed that it was really Barth who was the sickest of them all. In fact, Barth faced similar battles as Bruce: She was arrested and fined on lewdness charges in 1953, was sued numerous times, and was eventually banned from radio and television. The Simpsons (1989 ) The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. He is an actor and writer, known for Barnyard (2006), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996). | 8,024 | Director: At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took Henry Youngman was born on November 7, 1846 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA. Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, to Joan, a secretary, and Carmine Garofalo, an Exxon executive. Jay Roach Frances Bay, Votes: Perhaps there is some discussion of Director: He also had a few acting roles in film and television. Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, the three-time Emmy-Award winner, was one of the country's most recognized and adored comics; named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time." Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. 7,171 votes. 114 min Comedy, Drama. She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, which debuted on Comedy Central in 2013 and has received a Peabody Award. They fell in love and were married in 1947. Notaro continues to innovate within stand-up comedy. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help. | He was the son of Dorothy "Dotty" (Teitelbaum) and Phillip Cohen, who performed in vaudeville under the name Phil Roy. Joan Cusack, | He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time. After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business. | Dana Carvey, Director: | Adam Sandler, She has been married to Bill Siddons since March 7, 2007. He is an actor and writer, known for Drive (2011), Broadcast News (1987) and Defending Your Life (1991). Comedy, Sport. They included jokes intended to titillate (I dont want to say I got attached to my vibrator,but last Valentines Day I sent it two dozen roses), as well as politically motivated material (a woman asks her boss why shes paid less than her male coworker: Because you cant stand up to pee, Mary. $4.60M, PG-13 com/1984/07/29/magazine/the-new- comediennes.html. An all too uptight FBI agent must protect a larger than life mobster with a heart of gold, currently under witness protection in the suburbs. | Gross: After 10th grade, Cosby joined the Navy and completed high Firebrand Roseanne Barr has long been one of America's funniest and most controversial comedians.She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Helen (Davis), a cashier and bookkeeper, and Jerome Hershel "Jerry" Barr, a salesman. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Stars: Director: Director: Martin Landau, | When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye. Stars: She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star (19941998), but few others garner serious attention. So Boosler decided to produce one herself, financing it with her life savings. $46.58M, R Comedy, Drama, Romance. | | | He went to Dwight Morrow High School and Ohio State University, graduating in 1969 with a degree in marketing and communications. 88 min He formed a comedy duo with his wife Gracie Allen (1895-1964), and typically played the straight man So Boosler decided to produce one herself, financing it with her life savings. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres Donald Jay Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York. Bill Murray, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Shari Albert, Votes: WebThe Top 50 Funniest Female Comedians Of All Time. She attributed her ability to amuse rather than scandalize to her large figure, which flouted traditional notions of female beauty and restraint. James Coburn, Problem Child (1990) PG | 81 min | Comedy, Family 5.4 Rate 27 Metascore A young boy just short of a monster is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. 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