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American women who worked as comedians. Biography portal; Comedy portal; United States portal; This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American comedians. It ...
Belle Barth (born Annabelle Salzman, [2] April 27, 1911 – February 14, 1971) was a Jewish American comedian who worked primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. She was known for her foul mouthed, bawdy , irreverent humor.
Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. ... Dave Mordal (born c. 1950–1960s) Eric Morecambe (1926–1984) Harley Morenstein (born 1985)
Fields gained fame during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. [5] After years of Fields' successful appearances in nightclubs, [6] [7] Ed Sullivan gave Fields her first big break when he booked her on his show after seeing her perform at the Copacabana in New York in March 1964. [8]
Jean Carroll (born Celine Zeigman, January 7, 1911 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Jean Carroll was born Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911, in Paris. [1] She began her career as part of the comedy dance team Carroll and Howe with her husband, vaudevillian Buddy Howe, who later became her ...
Her career began in the early 1950s in Phoenix, Arizona. Later she moved her act to Las Vegas, Nevada. [3] Her comedy routines exposed the subject of sex from a female perspective. Her most famous contribution to the sexual revolution was the song "Knockers Up" from the 1960 album of the same name. [10]
Amy Schumer is a female comedian from the United States, and was the highest paid entertainer in her field in 2016. [17] She has been one of the most successful female comedians of all time, appealing to a wide audience of both men and women. [47] Schumer is most well known for her movie Trainwreck (2015) and her Comedy Central show, Inside Amy ...
Jorie Remus (March 17, 1919 – June 16, 1998) [1] [2] was an American comedian and actress. She was born in New York City. Remus performed in San Francisco at the Purple Onion and the hungry i during the 1950s. [3] Her routine was performed while sitting on a piano like a chanteuse and talking about the challenges a modern woman faced on the ...