Why We Laugh: Funny Women - Cast

Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)
TV-MA
TV Special | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)

TV-MA

TV Special | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy

Veteran funny-lady Joan Rivers hosts an honest look at the evolution of the female stand-up comedian through in-depth interviews with some of the most famous women in comedy.

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Joan Rivers Self Self See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Kim Wayans Self Self See fewer	In Living Color (1990)
Tig Notaro Self Self See fewer	One Mississippi (2015)
Whoopi Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Janeane Garofalo Self Self See fewer	Mystery Men (1999)
Sheryl Underwood Self Self See fewer	Bulworth (1998)
Kathy Griffin Self Self See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Lily Tomlin Self Self See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Aisha Tyler Self Self See fewer	Archer (2009)
Judy Tenuta Self Self See fewer	The Fan (1995)
Rita Rudner Self Self See fewer	Peter's Friends (1992)
Natasha Leggero Self Self See fewer	He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Brett Butler Self Self See fewer	Grace Under Fire (1993)
Judy Gold Self Self See fewer	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Wendy Liebman Self Self See fewer	The Aristocrats (2005)
Holland Taylor Self Self See fewer	Legally Blonde (2001)
Kathleen Madigan Self Self See fewer	The Opening Act (2020)
Jane Leeves Self Self See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Helen Hong Self Self See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Kiki Melendez Self Self See fewer	Journey of a Female Comic (2014)
Robin Schiff Self Self See fewer	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Paula Poundstone Self Self See fewer	Home Movies (1999)
Amy Hill Self Self See fewer	The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Sandra Bernhard Self Self See fewer	The King of Comedy (1982)
Kym Whitley Self Self See fewer	Rango (2011)
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Self Self See fewer	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Merrill Markoe Self Self See fewer	Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Jenny Yang Self Self See fewer	The Brothers Sun (2024)
Kathy Najimy Self Self See fewer	Hocus Pocus (1993)