Wrapping Up Women in Comedy WeekThis week was Women in Comedy week, in which we focused on the wonderful female contributions to the world of comedy over the years. It’s been […]
ByAdam Frucci
Political Comedy’s Gender GapI had no idea whether current events would overlap with Splitsider’s Women in Comedy week, but then Michele Bachmann happened. At first I was […]
ByStephen Hoban
No More Chick Flicks, PleaseSay the phrase “chick flicks” and usually everyone around you, male or female, will roll their eyes. The prevailing notion is that “chick […]
Mrs. Show: The Women Behind a Comedy ClassicAnyone who took the “Mr. Show Boys Club” sketch at face value might be tempted to skype Gloria Steinem immediately after watching it. The scene […]
ByJoe Berkowitz
The Life of the Road Warrior with Nikki GlaserThe Road. It surfaces in every conversation about stand-up comedy. It’s concrete and tangible, but it’s also metaphorical and can take on an […]
ByPhil Davidson
The Fifth Marx Brother Was a SisterGroucho Marx called her “practically the fifth Marx Brother” and she appeared in nearly 60 films in a career spanning four decades, but the […]
How Rosie O’Donnell Taught Women to Take Risks“Golf is not a sport. Golf is men in ugly pants, walking.”
If you were in my presence in Southern Indiana in the early 1990s, you might, […]
Watching Clueless For the First TimeSeeing as how it’s Women In Comedy week here at Splitsider, I thought it would be appropriate to watch a comedy from a female writer and/or […]
The Forgotten Brilliance of PopularIn 1999, I was a junior theatre major at a performing arts high school, in a class that was about 60% female and 30% gay boys. Though Will & […]
The Groundbreaking Women of Sketch ComedyTelevision sketch comedy has long been a male-dominated field. Although women have gained a lot of ground over the last few decades, many of […]
In Defense of Judd Apatow’s Female CharactersI’m not going to lie: I’m pretty excited that Judd Apatow is working on another movie for Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann’s characters from Knocked […]
Welcome to Women in Comedy Week at SplitsiderAt this point, the question “are women funny?” isn’t just offensive, it shows a complete lack of knowledge about comedy and belies a terrible […]