Top 20 Female Comedians
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1.
Gilda Radner
116 points - added 10 years ago by ibew98 -
2.
Shirley Hemphill
Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 – December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. She was best known for her role on the television situation comedy What's Happening!!, which ran from 1976 to 1979.
81 points - added 12 years ago by redbarron80 - 1 comment
Comments:
Oh dear no. Did you know the #1 choice here annoyed the hell out of the #6 choice (Ms. Ball) when she took her comedy class back in the 1970's? All she had going for her was a wacky demeanor and a 'fro.
Added 12 years ago by guest, -7 points
3.
Doris Roberts
American actress/comedian, best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond!
70 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
4.
Joan Rivers
63 points - added 6 years ago by redbarron80 -
5.
Lisa lamponelli
59 points - added 12 years ago by redbarron80 -
6.
Joan Cusack
30 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
7.
Tracy Ullman
29 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
8.
Rhea Perlman
21 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
9.
Marilyn Monroe
She's more than just a sex symbol. Marilyn was the greatest female comedy actresses of her time and remains one of the greatest of all time.
18 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
10.
Elayne Boosler
Hilarious
13 points - added 14 years ago by Herman Melkowitz - 1 comment
Comments:
One of the original female stand-ups. She should be ranked much higher.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
11.
Betty White
Best known as the the ditzy Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls", Betty White is one of the most recognizable and memorable faces of comedy, with a career spanning over 65 years!
13 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
12.
Totie Fields
(1927-1978) Perhaps second only to Phyllis Diller as a pioneer for women stand-up comedy. Was known for frequent talk show appearances which left all other guests and the host in stitches. Her act also at times included singing
8 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
If more post-baby-boomers knew of her, she'd be #1 on this list. She could work a crowd like nobody else, and could probably have made reading the phone book funny. Look her up.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
13.
Shelly Long
8 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
14.
Jane Curtin
6 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
15.
Carrie Fisher
4 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
16.
Tina Fey
2 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
17.
Erma Bombeck
2 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
18.
Suzanne Westenhoefer
Forget Ellen, Rosie, and Wanda. This stand-up artist has "out" from DAY ONE in her career, and as a result was more naturally funny than all the others. Her comedy CD "Nothing In My Closet But My Clothes" proved her to be a gifted storyteller. She deserves greater recognition as a GLBT pioneer in comedy.
1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -
19.
Kate Clinton
1 point - added 13 years ago by Joplin4life -
20.
Victoria Wood
A BAFTA award winning English comedienne, actor, singer and writer most famous for her sitcom Victoria Wood As Seen On TV which led her to become one of world's most popular stand-up comedians.
1 point - added 14 years ago by writershire -
21.
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore played Dick Van Dyke's "cheerfully patient" wife Laura Petrie on the hit 1960s sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show...which later landed her her own show The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
1 point - added 14 years ago by writershire -
22.
Lisa Kudrow
1 point - added 14 years ago by writershire -
23.
Diane Keaton
1 point - added 14 years ago by writershire -
24.
Retha Jones
Hilarious, too!
0 points - added 14 years ago by Herman Melkowitz -
25.
Vivian Vance
0 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
26.
Juli Kavner
0 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
27.
Jane Lynch
-4 points - added 13 years ago by Joplin4life -
28.
Margaret Cho
-6 points - added 13 years ago by Joplin4life -
29.
Lucille Ball
Star of "I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball is the woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo.
-14 points - added 14 years ago by writershire - 3 comments
Comments:
Simply the best ever, regardless of how this silly poll ranks her. She didn't have to use foul language and sexual jokes like today's "talents" have to in order to get a laugh. There will never be another like her again!
Added 12 years ago by guest, -7 points
Even those closest to Lucy would not call her a "comedian". She herself said she was not funny. She was a terrific actor who could milk every drop of comedy out of a line; but, like Monroe, she needed a script. IMO to be a "top comedian" you should be funny right out of the gate.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
Lucille Ball the most beautifull and charismatic woman is the world of acting comedy. She's the Diva of splendor and glamor of America Movie Comedy of all times. Thank you Lucille Ball.
Added 14 years ago by guest, -7 points
30.
Wanda Sykes
-14 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
31.
Ellen DeGeneres
-27 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -
32.
Kathy Griffin
Arguably the biggest name in sand-up (male or female) of the 2000's and 2010's, with year-round touring, comedy CD's, a talk show on Bravo (spun off from her popular reality show), Emmy wins and Grammy nominations to boot. Does best as a storyteller, worst when descending into commentary on universally-loathed reality show "stars".
-39 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
33.
Whoopi Goldberg
-42 points - added 14 years ago by writershire - 1 comment
Comments:
Her eponymous 1985 Broadway show remains a tour-de-force essential. (And it has aged well). For that reason alone deserves to be on this list. Trivia: Appeared in more films in the 1990's than any other female film star.
Added 12 years ago by guest, -16 points
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