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Hispanic and Latino American female comedians (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "American women comedians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 957 total.
Fields gained fame during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. [5] After years of Fields' successful appearances in nightclubs, [6] [7] Ed Sullivan gave Fields her first big break when he booked her on his show after seeing her perform at the Copacabana in New York in March 1964. [8]
As a female comic, Rivers felt indebted to, but also very distinct from, other female standups and comedians including Phyllis Diller (a close friend and companion), Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, [193] Pearl Williams, Belle Barth, [193] Totie Fields, Jean Carroll, Minnie Pearl, Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Johnny Carson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, [194] Bob Newhart ...
Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. ... Dave Mordal (born c. 1950–1960s) Eric Morecambe (1926–1984) Harley Morenstein (born 1985)
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) [1] is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers".
Amy Schumer is a female comedian from the United States, and was the highest paid entertainer in her field in 2016. [17] She has been one of the most successful female comedians of all time, appealing to a wide audience of both men and women. [47] Schumer is most well known for her movie Trainwreck (2015) and her Comedy Central show, Inside Amy ...
As a popular comedian of the 1950s and 1960s, Walker was best known for her "telephone act", wherein she delivered a monologue to her unseen friend "Ceil" at the other end of the line. The humor of this act draws upon the Jewish stereotypes of the "overbearing mother", which had gained popularity originally in Jewish joke books after World War ...
Genevieve in 1960. Ginette Marguerite Auger (17 April 1920 – 14 March 2004) was an American comedian, actress, and singer, best remembered for her regular appearances on Tonight Starring Jack Paar and The Jack Paar Show in the 1950s/60s.