Saturday, February 26, 2011

Gas From The Past: Lily Tomlin





Lily Tomlin - Ringy Dingy (Youtube)

Lily Tomlin - World's Oldest Beauty Expert (Youtube)

I have always loved Lily Tomlin. I first knew her as Mz. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus, but as I got older came to know her as a great actress. I highly recommend seeing her (and Steve Martin) in the movie All Of Me... it is truly hysterical! Anyway, she's amazing and one of the greatest comics in my opinion.

Lily's Website
Lily Tomlin on the Internet Movie Database

Funny & Foreign: Sarah Millican


Sarah Millican at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2010 (Youtube)

Sarah Millican on Youtube (I've posted this one because I was very excited to hear her mention Hannah Gadsby!)

Sarah Millican reminds me a little of my friend Shelly and a little of my cousin Leah... depends on the video. Anyway, I think she's hilarious and an excellent comic to watch, especially if you've just broken up with your boyfriend. Also, I think she'd be really fun to hang out with. I'm a really big fan!

Sarah Millican - Wikipedia

Sarah's Website

Friday, February 25, 2011

Funny & Foreign: Hannah Gadsby


Hannah Gadsby on Youtube

This is a link to a clip of Hannah Gadsby. She instantly became one of my favorites the moment I started watching her. In 2006 she won the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians and fame ensued.

Hannah Gadsby on Myspace
Hannah Gadsby - Wikipedia

Funny Girls

Well, a little about myself... but not too much. I've recently taken up an immense interest in stand-up comedy. I've been working some jokes out myself, but haven't actually performed for an audience or anything. I am considering recording some of my stuff and possibly posting on youtube, so that could be pretty cool.

Anyway, the purpose of this blog is not (necessarily) to promote myself as a stand-up comedian, but to get the word out about some of my favorite female comedians. Originally it was just going to be my favorite comedians in general (who include Demetri Martin, Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan, Margaret Cho, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman...), but then I heard somewhere that women aren't funny. I heard that women are not good at stand-up comedy. And I said "nuh-uh!" So here we are. I'm promoting my favorite female comedians. I find them through google, iTunes, word-of-mouth, etc. and I youtube them. I'll be posting my thoughts on some female stand-up comics as well as links to videos of their work. I may stay away from some of the more mainstream comedians, however, if I feel they already have enough of a cult following.