ITV takes the lead in balancing TV writers rooms with Comedy 50:50 initiative
The Brits may be grappling with Brexit, still. But give ’em this much credit. They’re...
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Tag: gender
Larry Wilmore talks about his surprising cancellation by Comedy Central
Larry Wilmore built his Nightly Show on Comedy Central around the concept of “Keeping it...
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Comedian To Do List: Men vs. Women, by Sara Schaefer
The only thing more striking about Sara Schaefer’s recent Twitter photo of the differences...
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Corinne Fisher and Katie Hannigan stick “Ladies Night Comedy” to the Fringes in “The Comedienne Project”
For all of the plights that befall women who pursue stand-up comedy just getting to the stage,...
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Margaret Cho’s women-only writers room: “If Women Ran Hollywood”
Classic role reversal going on here, as Margaret Cho stars in a brand-new Funny or Die video that...
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New York Comedy Club hosting Equal Pay Day comedy fundraiser
No matter whether you choose to believe Sarah Silverman or Al Martin over who paid whom what and...
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A graphic representation of race and gender in the cast of Saturday Night Live
What do you get the First Lady who turns 50? How about a woman almost half her age who can make...
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An Open Letter From a Decent, White Male Comic, by Jim Tews
This essay is republished with permission from the author. Jim Tews wrote “An Open Letter...
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