Backstage at Kings in Raleigh last May, Durham’s Virginia Wallis pondered that question with other female comedians. They were bouncing bits off one another before heading onstage for the Eyes Up Here ...

Western University has introduced a course titled “Women Aren’t Funny: Feminist Stand-Up Comedy,” aimed at challenging the ...

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Four years ago, BBC News published an article titled “Men are funnier than women, study claims.” It referenced researchers who found that 63 percent of men were funnier than women. The stereotype that ...

Witches get a bad rap. Thanks largely to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, witches have been cast in history as evil or threatening figures. They’re often depicted in popular culture as old hags with ...

Today, women are performing stand-up sets in front of stadiums full of people, featuring as cast members on “Saturday Night Live” and hosting their own late-night talk shows. Just a decade ago, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Alba’s Lady Metalmark Entertainment has closed a deal with Netflix for an untitled R-rated female ensemble ...

The Secret Comedy of Women, created and performed by Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein, brings to life the humor found in the journey from girlhood to womanhood. This immersive two-woman show explores ...

Then, in May 2011, the success of these women seemed to culminate when Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig did what, despite all these successes, was still considered the impossible: lead an ...

"It was a dream job," Longoria tells PEOPLE of directing 'The Fifth Wheel' Glen Wilson/Netflix Eva Longoria is in her comedy era! The Desperate Housewives star, 51, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about ...