Jezebel: Funny Girls

OMG This Weight Loss Trick Totally Works

Irin Carmon — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:57:00 EST

This video by all-lady sketch group ArthurOrMartha shows that even misery can have a silver lining. Come next year you can catch them at Comediva, a soon-to-launch "female-driven comedy video site." More »

Why Chelsea Handler Is Important

Anna North — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:31 EDT

Nancy Franklin's analysis of Chelsea Handler mentions — yet again — her pretty face and her dirty mouth. But her appeal, such as it is, has little do with either. More »

The Only Women In The Late Night Writers' Rooms

Irin Carmon — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:20:00 EDT

"I think you're great, and you write like a man." It was the first audience "question" to a panel of women late-night comedy writers last night, an evening of similarly uncomfortable and (in this case, unintentionally) revealing moments. More »

Cute Girls With Dirty Mouths: Are Chelsea Handler And Sarah Silverman Funny?

Anna North — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

This weekend's profiles of Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler raise the question: does being cute and telling offensive jokes count as a persona? And is it still funny? More »

Kristen Wiig's Versatility Is No Coincidence

Irin Carmon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

"[S]he had about thirty lives before she showed up at SNL," co-star Jason Sudeikis tells V, which photographed Wiig doing some more shape-shifting. "She's a journeyman who can start a sentence from any number of nonsequiturs." [JustJared] More »

Golden Girls Of SNL: Betty White May Host Alongside Fey, Poehler, And Shannon

Hortense Smith — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly claims that Betty White is "this close" to hosting an SNL "Women of Comedy" special alongside Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, and Amy Poehler. If this is true, it's pretty much the best news ever. [EW] More »

Maybe They Just Weren't Funny Enough?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Look, I like former SNL members Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins, but how come no one's even paid them the compliment of suggesting that's an option? Nope. When a woman's fired, it's all about the looks. More »

This Week, Cathy Joined Facebook, And I Think We Should All Finally Be Her Friend

Hortense Smith — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:32:00 EDT

It's easy to make fun of Cathy. She's a total mess, flipping out about everything from her diet to her mother to her swimsuit size. But this week, Cathy joined Facebook, and now I find myself on her side. ACK! More »

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Luann?

Hortense Smith — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:00 EDT

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This morning, a reader wrote in to tip us to today's Luann comic strip, which she felt was indicative of the strip's tendency to "sexualize its teenage characters to an ick-inducing level." But is Luann really all that bad? More »

Amy Poehler's Failproof 5-Year Plan Involves Gold Bullion

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

''When you're 5'2'' and you're blond and you're a woman, you get underestimated a lot,'' Amy Poehler tells Entertainment Weekly in a new interview. More »

Do You Have To Be Pretty To Make It As A Comedian?

Hortense Smith — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EDT

For female comedians, a major career obstacle is the emphasis the entertainment industry places on their looks; too good looking, and nobody will listen to you. Not good looking enough, and you'll never be cast. More »

Sarah Haskins Wishes You Happy Period Control

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:30:00 EDT

We've been meaning to get to the new video from Sarah Haskins for a while! This time, Sarah's "Target Women" takes aim at birth control. At advertisements for birth control, that is — which never mention babies, or pregnancy, but always mention periods. Yup, they're actually selling period control. And hey, what about that small, comfortable, once monthly vaginal ring? Yeah. She goes there. Clip above. Earlier: Sarah Haskins Has A Problem With Marketing Family Meals To Moms Brides, Botox & Yogurt: Sarah Haskins Targets Those Who Target Women More »