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The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women : 50 Trailblazers of Comedy by Sheila Moeschen; Anne Bentley is a book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women : 50 Trailblazers of Comedy about?
A celebration of the most groundbreaking women in comedy who used humor to shake up the status quo and change perceptions of gender and comedy forever. The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women celebrates the outstanding contributions of fifty women in comedy past and present. From legends like Lucille Ball, Joan Rivers, and Tina Fey to current comedy heroes like Issa Rae, Lena Waithe, Abbi Jacobson, and Tig Notaro, this beautifully illustrated book charts a rich lineage of women using humor to speak truth to power, tangle with sensitive subjects, challenge the status quo, and do anything but sit still and stay quiet when laughs are on the line. Some of these women broke boundaries as pioneers on stage as well as in front of and behind the camera. Others penned their way into the history of American humor, redrawing the boundaries of writers' rooms to include diverse voices and perspectives. Through their collective work as stand-ups, sketch and improv comics, humor writers, and slapstick film stars, these women formed a network forged by creativity, guts, and a deep love of what comedy can do and be. In the process, they continue to pass their knowledge and insights from woman to
- Author
- Sheila Moeschen; Anne Bentley
- Publisher
- Running Press Adult
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780762466627
- Subjects
- Humor, Performing Arts, Memoir
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (44 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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