The “Funny Is Female” Festival is a four-day celebration of women in comedy featuring 55 stand-out comics from across the U.S. and beyond. And it’s all happening at Comedy Plex. Stand-up comedian Maxi ...

Kenan Thompson is way off the mark in suggesting that the reason Saturday Night Live has too few black female comedians is that there aren’t enough funny, talented black women for the job, Yesha ...

More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?

But Tina Fey, seasoned comedian extraordinaire, isn’t buying the narrative that right now is a “golden age of female comedians.” In a recent cover article for Bust Magazine, Fey remains skeptical of ...