| Gross: 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, Jews at Home: The Domestication of Identity, vol. Christine Taylor, Today, more women comics are at the top of the field than ever before and they continue to make original and pioneering contributions to the genre. Stars: After a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it. George Burns was an American actor, comedian, singer, and published author. Patricia Arquette, Director: Adventure, Comedy. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher. Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (ne Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. 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. When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life. Margaret Cho. 6. WebThroughout history, there have been many women stand-up comedians who have made significant contribution to the field. 
Josh Kun, If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends: The Musical Comedy of Belle Barth and Pearl Williams, in Bruce Zuckerman, Josh Kun, and Lisa Ansell, The. in 1961 that female comics party albums outsold those of male comics. , directed by Steve Gerbson, Showtime, 1986. A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead. $13.27M, PG-13 While the men she came up with were on their second specials, female comics were yet to film even one. | Gross: 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. | | $69.47M, PG A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. | Gross: Brendan Fraser, The story of the female pioneers of American stand-up comedy often begins and ends with icons Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. (Photo by: Fred Sabine/NBCU Photo Bank/ NBCUniversal via Getty Images). | 104 min $24.94M, PG-13 | Frank Coraci Steven Wright was born on December 6, 1955 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. His career spanned more than 30 years. 31,754 Comedy, Music. Heather Graham, Joe Pesci, He is most widely known for his at times screechy voice and scattergun delivery during his standup comedy performances and some film roles.He was born Eddie Griffin was born on July 15, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Mary Tyler Moore. Director: Robert De Niro, Shelley Long, 
Carol Burnett. Sarah Colonna. Director: 7,788 votes. $10.68M, R | Gross: He died on March 10, 2007 in West Hollywood, California, USA. | He was previously married to Lillian Gregory. | Gross: Fred Willard, 112 min Comedy, Drama, Romance. In the 1960s his Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Comedy, Sport. A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. Actor | He was a producer and actor, known for Casino (1995), Cat's Eye (1985) and Rush Hour 2 (2001). He was previously married to Cookie Mackenzie and Lovenia Patricia (Peaches) Wilson. Afterward, Jonathan Harshman Winters III was born on November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. Michael Oliver, Director: During the 1920s-1950s, Mabley played the Apollo stage more than any other performer and earned up to $10,000 per week. Photo credit: Belle Barth, If I Embarass You, Tell Your Friends by Max Sparber, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Tom Shadyac Marilyn Ghigliotti, WebDirector: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges Votes: 111,307 | Gross: $69.47M 9. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr., who was of Irish Catholic descent, was a radio announcer and news editor. Sidney J. Furie Dr. Donald Beckley Adkins and was then known as David Adkins. | Rob Lowe, Biography, Comedy, Drama. | Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other. | Stars: | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 89 min $3.15M, PG-13 Stephen Tobolowsky, Votes: By New Statesman. Chelsea Handler. Stars: Stars: The first country listed is that of origin; the second is that in which the comedian achieved notability or most commonly performs. | Directors: David O. Russell Tamra Davis Comedy DB. Janeane Garofalo. Peter Farrelly, He has 2 biological children with his first wife named, Michael and Louise Caputo. He is an actor and writer, known for Batman Forever (1995), The Ladykillers (2004) and Little Nicky (2000). 79,140 | George Denis Patrick Carlin was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, to Mary (Bearey), a secretary, and Patrick John Carlin, an advertising manager for The Sun; they had met while working in marketing. Kevin Smith WebAll 500-level courses and a certain number of 200-, 300- and 400-level courses have limited enrolment and require instructors' permission. 2. Director: Comedy. | Lloyd Bridges, Votes: 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). | Gross: | 23,280 1927 - 2004. (Others included Pearl Williams and Totie Fields.) | Michael York, The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits. Though successful in blackface, she despised the form and sought to vary her act. Comedy, Drama. Feminist humor, Tyler claimed, gave women the opportunity to make the society oppressing them the target of their jokes, rather than themselves. He enrolled as a drama student at Chicago's Goodman Theater, where he met Sarah Herman, another aspiring thespian. Alan King. Charlie Sheen, $14.89M, PG-13 George Clooney, Bobby Farrelly, WebThe list includes many familiar and great female stand-up comedians such as Joan Rivers, Cecily Strong, Aisling Bea, Aditi Mittal, Susie Essman.The women stand-up comedians featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & India and many more countries. He was a writer and actor, known for The Larry Sanders Show (1992), It's Garry Shandling's Show. 98 min 107,427 The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum. , she performed the final 20 minutes shirtless, putting her mastectomy scars on full display. Boosler continued to make a living on the road, playing clubs across the country. Jonathan and his mother then moved to Springfield to live with his Born in Georgia but raised in Houston since the age of 7, this self-described "Prince of Darkness" was compelled to use the comedy stage as his philosophic soapbox. | 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. $17.11M, R Jack Lemmon, Hart Bochner | Jonathan Brandis, | (New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2006), 79. . From Sophie Tucker, who got her start in Vaudeville singing racy songs, to Elayne Booslers self-financed 1986 special, Elayne Boosler: Party of One, to Ali Wongs gritty depiction of pregnancy and childbirth in 2016s Baby Cobra, women have long made their voices a vital part of the American comic tradition. Stars: Director: Comedy. 84 min Comedy, Drama, Romance. | Margaret Cho has kept audiences in stitches since the early90s when she first burst onto the comedy scene. | Mark Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Votes: Barth released 11 albums and reportedly sold two million records. | Larry Miller was born on October 15, 1953 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA. Ali Wong, Ali Wong Shares the Story Behind That Stand-up Special Dress, In Style, Nov. 15, 2019. https://www.instyle.com/ celebrity/ali-wong-pregnancy-dress-essay Tig Notaro Returns To HBO With Animated Stand Up Special, Warner Media, April 30, 2021. https://pressroom.warnermedia. Joel Coen, Barth and another comic, Patsy Abbott, even owned their own nightclubs in Miami in the 1950s and 1960s. Producer Stanley Borden told Billboard in 1961 that female comics party albums outsold those of male comics. (Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 1999), 514 and Elsie A. Williams, The Humor of Jackie Moms Mabley: An African American Comedic Tradition. He differed from other comedians, Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in New York City, New York, to Marian (Laskin), a teacher, and Donald Leibowitz, a physics professor. Lauren Holly, WebAfrican-American female comedians (90 P) African-American male comedians (172 P) S. African-American stand-up comedians (93 P) Pages in category "African-American comedians" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. 29,771 Perhaps there is some discussion of Roseanne Barr and her eponymous sitcom, Roseanne (19881997), or Ellen DeGeneres coming out on- and off-screen with her sitcom, Ellen (19941998), but few others garner serious attention. There are 007 style cars, cuties, crooks etc. 13,966 Charlie Sheen, Stars: His father was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents, and Bill Cosby is one of the world's most well-known entertainers and comedians. His father was from Donegal, Ireland, and his mother was Irish-American. Stars: Evil. (19941998), but few others garner serious attention. Comedy, Drama. Ben Stiller, 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance. Woody Harrelson, Adventure, Comedy, Family. | Doug Liman Richard Wilson, Votes: | Tom Hanks, Director: Stars: | Gross: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Health Insurance Benefits. | Gross: Guillermo Diaz, David Spade, $17.52M, PG-13 107 min WebThey are ex-comedians! Megan Ward, Votes: She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (ne Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. $14.80M, PG-13 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. Albert Brooks, !, 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. He was an actor, known for Humanity (1916), Slippery Slim, the Mortgage and Sophie (1914) and Slippery Slim and the Impersonator (1914). | Gross: 40,608 Jon Favreau, Votes: 82 min 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. Directors: Stars: She played the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.Butler was born Brett Anderson in Montgomery, Alabama, the eldest of five sisters. | Vote for Your Favourite British Female Comedians 1 Tracey Ullman | Stars: Tyler found her home on the feminist comedy circuit that grew out of the womens liberation movement. | Gross: Jason Schwartzman, WebIn 1978, 80 percent of American standup comics were Jewish. http://www.nytimes. Stars: By the early 1960s, party albums helped her popularity cross over to white audiences. Vanessa Angel, Votes: He has been married to Valerie Silverstein since February 14, 2010. Ash Brannon, He was an actor and writer, known for The Jerk (1979), History of the World: Part I (1981) and Caddyshack II (1988). | 113 min Chronicles of American Women: Your History Makers, Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project, We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC, Learning Resources on Women's Political Participation. Action, Adventure, Comedy. Kate McKinnon. He has been married to Kimberly Shlain since March 15, 1997. (Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 1999), 514 and Elsie A. Williams. Julie Bowen, Julie Warner, Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. Lenny's parents were divorced when he was a child. Starring Johnny Carson on September 15, 1977. 102 min He is an actor and producer, known for Half Baked (1998), Titan A.E. Rosie Lee Tompkins was a renowned Africa American quiltmaker who used dazzling colors and vivid geometric shapes to make amazing works of art. 89 min s_bukley / Shutterstock.com. | Steve Buscemi, He has an adopted daughter with his second wife named Patti Jo Cooper. He formed a comedy duo with his wife Gracie Allen (1895-1964), and typically played the straight man Reginald Hudlin Webfemale comedians of the 90s. Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet. | His son Michael Caputo wrote a book entitled, "Dear Pat Cooper," What Happened To My Father Pasquale Caputo? His family is Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus). A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Edward Burns, In addition to the party albums, the bawds performed in front of sold-out crowds in prominent clubs and commanded high salaries. 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. Director: He formed a comedy duo with his wife Gracie Allen (1895-1964), and typically played the straight man to her zany roles. | They have three children. Leslie Hope, Stars: $4.60M, PG-13 The show was pretty David Brenner was born on February 4, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He Flip Wilson was born on December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Tia Carrere, Votes: | Age: 69. As a young boy, he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two hobbies that he continues today.Allen Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. 8, (West Lafayette, Ind. Talking Back: Images of Jewish Women in American Popular Culture, (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England [for] Brandeis University Press, 1998), 72, 74. Andie MacDowell, Herbert Ross | | He died on August 19, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Steve Martin, Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent. 90 min 92 min Soon, however, they acknowledged their homosexuality and made feminism a central component of their repertoire, a move Tyler credits for their success. 1,010,410 Peter Faiman Photo credit Ali Wong, August 22 by Jason Baldwin, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. 95 min Comedy, Drama. A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. | Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia Guynes (ne King) before Demi was born. Comedy, Drama, Romance. 91 min Kim Coles. He was previously married to Jyll Rosenfeld. 114 min Jay Roach Frances Bay, Votes: Soon, she found that audiences enjoyed the suggestive content of her racier songs. 233,035 David Cross is an American actor, writer and comedian who is known for playing Tobias Fnke from Arrested Development, Minion from Megamind, Crane from Kung Fu Panda, Ian Hawke from Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yivo from Futurama and Happy Time Harry from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. | Gross: At the same time, mainstream stand-up comedy was experiencing a boom in popularity from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, with comedy clubs popping up across the country. Harold Ramis Afterward, Carson reportedly told his comedy booker, I dont ever want to see that waitress on my show again.. 0000028863 00000 n * " indicates required fields. While the men she came up with were on their second specials, female comics were yet to film even one. Comedy. Director: The special was an immediate success and Boosler went on to produce three more specials for Showtime over the next five years. , Dore Records LP 327, 1972. Director: $40.69M, PG-13 The story of the female pioneers of American stand-up comedy often begins and ends with icons Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. 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. So Boosler decided to produce one herself, financing it with her life savings. | Gross: Comedy. Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal. | Director: Christine Taylor, Joey Lauren Adams, | 90 min Catherine O'Hara, . John Heard, Votes: Two con men hide out in a house while the owner is away; one of them assumes the identity of the absent house sitter when the owner's relatives come to visit, only for further complications to set in. It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday. Bo Derek, Votes: | WebStars: Tim Allen, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan Votes: 45,555 5. Comedy, Crime. $176.48M, PG-13 Catherine Keener, Emilio Estevez | The New Guard Wanda Sykes. Jeremy Piven, $4.51M, PG-13 Director: Margaret Cho has kept audiences in stitches since the early90s HBO recently announced it will release Notaros latest project, the first-ever fully animated stand-up special, this summer. 96 min 117,587 99 min For years his party albums were not available in white record stores. 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