As A Woman & A Comedian I Refuse To Apologize For Being Sex-Positive In My Shows
By Katerina Robinson When I first decided I wanted to try stand-up comedy a lot of people were very shocked. I am definitely not the loudest person in the room, […]
Post Tagged with: "comedy"
Feminism
FEMINIST FRIDAY: 3 New Intersectional Web Series’ To Fuel Your Digital Content Obsession
Welcome to another Feminist Friday! That time of the week where we sit back, open up our fave digital screens and check out some new video content. This week it’s […]
Contributors, Feminism
Celebrating Broad City’s Down-To-Earth, Fierce Feminism
By Andreea Voicu ‘Broad City‘ may have ended 3 months ago but I for one haven’t stopped thinking about it or mourning its loss. It was one of my favorite […]
Feminism
FEMINIST FRIDAY: New Web Series ‘Quinta Vs Everything’ Is Our Latest Online Obsession
Welcome to another edition of Feminist Friday, our fave time of the week where we get to share a handful of videos we are obsessing over right now. This week, […]
Interviews
This One-Woman Comedy Show Examines Culture’s Obsession With Shaming Female Sexuality
Clitoris. Vagina. Orgasm. These are some of the most shocking and divisive words in our culture, even in 2017. No, we’re not kidding. Despite being in the 4th wave of […]
Entertainment
Comedy ‘Freelancers Anonymous’ Gives Visibility To Women & The LGBTQ Community In Tech
We’re all about highlighting media that puts women’s voices at the center. We love it even more when we see film and TV content that becomes a vehicle for intersectionality, […]
Sponsored
Kevin Hart, One Of The World’s Biggest Comedians, Shares Life Lessons In New Audiobook
He may be the butt of many jokes about his height, but Kevin Hart is the one having the last laugh. In 2016 he was listed as the world’s highest […]
Entertainment
How ‘Girls Trip’ Proved A Black, Female-Driven Comedy Can Appeal To A Mass Audience
Any serious executive in the film industry still insisting that diversity doesn’t win big at the box office clearly hasn’t been paying attention to 2017 so far. This summer’s breakout […]
Entertainment
Comedy Duo Behind ‘Shugs & Fats’ Web Series Busting Stereotypes Of Muslim Women In Media
Ahem, that should actually read “Award-winning Comedy Duo”! If you aren’t familiar with the ‘Shugs & Fats’ web series, now’s your chance. The show stars creators Nadia Manzoor and Radhika […]
Entertainment
Samantha Bee Talks Feminism, Not Replacing Jon Stewart, & Being In Her IDGAF Years
If you don’t know what “IDGAF” stands for, Google it. That’s the suggestion of late night TV comedian Samantha Bee, host of ‘Full Frontal’ on TBS, who says she is […]
Interviews
Gay Marriage Is Legal, But New Comedy Feat. ‘Wedlocked’ Explains The Problem With Gay Divorce
In the summer of 2015, the US Supreme Court made an historic ruling in the Obergefell v Hodges case which finally made gay marriage legal in all 50 states. It […]
Entertainment
The Secret To Jimmy Kimmel’s Late Night TV Success? His Staff Of Working Moms
If this isn’t the best *advertisement* for working moms, we don’t know what is! The Hollywood Reporter recently featured all the women who work at late night comedy show ‘Jimmy […]
Interviews
From Fundamental Christianity To Comedy, Brooke Arnold Candidly Shares Her Steps To The Stage
When you look at the most successful female comedians today, they have one thing in common that differentiates them from the rest: they keep it real. More specifically, they aren’t […]
Boys We Like
Aziz Ansari – Comedy Genius, Diversity Advocate, Feminist Ally & A ‘Master Of None’
If you have Netflix but haven’t yet binge-watched Aziz Ansari’s new series ‘Master of None’, we HIGHLY recommend you run, don’t walk, and watch it immediately (well, after reading this […]
Interviews
What Do You Do When You’re A Comedian & Get Breast Cancer? Create A Stand-Up Show Of Course!
October is breast cancer awareness month and while this horrific disease and the awareness surrounding it should not be limited to one month out of the year, we will happily […]