It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the humor in it all. This has led to a long history of successful Black female ...

Over the past 50 years, “Saturday Night Live” has had 171 cast members. Only seven have been Black women, and just five ...

It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the humor in it all. This has led to a long history of successful Black female ...

One of the few things that might rattle Leslie Jones? Heights. Still, like many obstacles in her career, she overcame it on ...

Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

In what was once considered a male-dominated industry, women have been making waves in the comedy industry for quite some time. Outside of leaving audiences in stitches with their stand-up, these ...

The Funny is Female Comedy Festival will feature 55 women performers over four days in two venues, including national ...

For a long time, people dismissed funny women. It used to be extremely difficult for a woman to have a successful career in comedy, and most people’s favorite comedians were men. While it's still ...

For Julie Baez, the blending of two passions — stand-up comedy and honoring her late mother — led to the creation of Funny in ...

(CNN) — Close your eyes and imagine a stand-up comedian. Perhaps they’re standing in a basement in front of an exposed brick wall. Or sitting on a wooden stool in the middle of a black curtained stage ...