women comedians

Actress Tina Fey recounts her life, sharing how she managed to fulfill her dream of one day becoming a comedian on television and discussing her childhood, marriage, career, and views on beauty, politics, motherhood, and relationships.

Famous radio talk-show host Nora Bridge calls upon her estranged daughter Ruby for help after being involved in a serious car accident, and is thrilled when Ruby agrees, not realizing her youngest daughter has taken on the job simply to gather material for a tell-all book that will destroy Nora's career.

Memoir of Rachel Dratch, comedian from "Saturday Night Live, " about her early days as an entertainer, her first big break, her tenure on SNL, and the low point in her career looking for work and unexpectedly having a baby.

An examination of the experiences of women in comedy including Phyllis Diller, Gilda Radner, Rosie Shuster, Penny Marshall, Gail Parent and thirteen others.

A comic named Jillian and an artist named Dylan are attacked in Arizona by a mad doctor wielding a mysterious injection and are forced to run from his enemies, taking along Dylan's autistic brother, Shep, whereupon they develop incredible traits: psychic sight, extreme altruism, and the ability to teleport.

Discusses the careers of such women as Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Whoopi Goldberg, Roseanne, and Ellen DeGeneres and the impact they had on comedy.

Betty DeGeneres tells the story of her acceptance of the fact that her daughter is gay. As the first, nongay spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project, she shares the painful and inspiring stories she has heard on the road and speaks of her own complicated path to acceptance and the deepening of her friendship with her daughter.

Presents a collection of humorous stories from the author's childhood up through her successful career as a television personality that revealed her talent for comedy. Offers her opinion about a variety of unusual topics such as her view of Princesses, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake. Includes photographs and scripts from her television sketches including the "Palin/Clinton Debate.".