List of Female Comedians
The field of comedy was dominated by men for a long time, but no more. Female comedians are more than a match as this list of female comedians reveals.
The world has come a long way in the last fifty years. There were almost no female comedians in the 1950s. Today? Today there are not only many women in the comedy business, but many absolutely hilarious ones. In fact, most people don’t even bat an eye at the fact a comedian is a woman. With that in mind, let’s get to the list of the best female comedians through the years.
- Lucille Ball
- Sarah Silverman
- Phyllis Diller
- Wanda Sykes
- Chelsea Handler
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Tina Fey
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Carol Burnett
- Sandra Bernhard
- Roseanne Barr
- Margaret Cho
- Janeane Garofalo
- Madeline Kahn
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Bette Midler
- Tracey Ullman
- Lily Tomlin
- Rita Rudner
- Gilda Radner
- Paula Poundstone
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Brett Butler
As with any type of humor, the “best” is entirely subjective. You might think someone is missing from the above list or you might think it is right on. The truth is whichever comedian makes you laugh is a good one. That’s what we based this list of female comedians on.
