Womanica

Niní Marshall (1903-1996) had many talents but is most known as a writer, humorist, and actress from Argentina. She challenged the soundscape of Argentine radio and created satirical characters that w...

9 Dec 20235min

Mitzi Shore (1930-2018) is known for opening the Comedy Store, a famous workshop and performance space for up and coming comics. She was the ultimate curator of young talent, and a  mentor for many co...

8 Dec 20233min

Peg Lynch (1916-2015) was an American writer, actress and producer who wrote over 10,000 scripts for television and radio, and created and starred in one of the first sitcoms. For Further Reading: Pe...

7 Dec 20235min

Phyllis Diller (1917-2012) was a pioneering female comic in the U.S. Her invented onstage persona – a hapless housewife with a dawdling husband named Fang – was iconic on late-night TV and in theaters...

6 Dec 20236min

Shari Lewis (1933-1998) is best known for her cheeky sock puppet friend Lamb Chop. Shari, Lamb Chop and their other puppet castmates starred in several television series in America and England and won...

5 Dec 20237min

Vesta Tilley (1864-1952) was a famous male impersonator in music halls throughout England and the U.S. Her act was so popular that during World War I, she became an unofficial recruitment officer for ...

4 Dec 20237min

Tun Tun (1923-2003) was "Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne." She got her start  as a hit playback singer before transitioning to comedic acting. Over the course of her career, she acted in hundreds...

2 Dec 20234min

Mabel, Bessie, Alberta, and Alice Whitman were a vaudeville performance group known collectively as the Whitman Sisters. From 1900 to 1943, they managed and toured with their own performing company, m...

1 Dec 20236min