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[4] [2] Comedy was tailored to what men would find to be both funny and non-threatening. [4] As women gained slow acceptance of their presence in comedy, they were able to expand the topics that they covered. [4] Since then, women have made significant gains in the field, having found fame through stand-up, television, movies, and writing. [4]
Funny Women is an online and in-person workshop community dedicated to the support of female comedians. It was founded by Lynne Parker in 2002 [1] as a reaction to misogynistic comments from a comedy promoter. [2] Funny Women helps women find their voice, promote them, and assists charities.
Lisa Renée Perfetti (2003) Women and Laughter in Medieval Comic Literature, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 0-472-11321-6; Manfred Pfister (2002) A History of English Laughter: Laughter from Beowulf to Beckett and Beyond, Rodopi, ISBN 90-420-1288-9
Laughter-like behavior is not unique to humans, but humans do display a much more consistent and complex use of humor and laughter than other animals. [6] The evolution and functions of laughter and humor have been explored in an attempt to understand how and why humor and laughter have become part of human existence.
A humorist (American English) or humourist (British English) is an intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking. [1] Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh, though it is possible for some persons to occupy both roles in the course of their careers.
Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours (Latin: humor, "body fluid"), controlled human health and emotion.
Rose Abdoo (born 1962); Raymond Ablack (born 1989); John Aboud (born 1973); Silvia Abril (born 1971); James Acaster (born 1985); Jayde Adams (born 1984); Kev Adams (born 1991); Mark Addy (born 1964)
Ruth Ann Buzzi (/ ˈ b ʌ z i / BUZZY; born July 24, 1936) [1] [2] is an American retired actress and comedian.She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She is best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations.