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Get ready to laugh out loud with a celebration of the boldest and most iconic women in stand-up comedy. From fearless trailblazers to modern powerhouses, these women have transformed the comedy stage with their sharp wit, fearless storytelling, and unforgettable style. Discover the stories and signature styles behind some of the most influential female comedians who continue to shape the world of comedy today.
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00:00Instead of shaming people, we should say, oh, good, good for you for knowing that you shouldn't have a baby.
00:05We should get a carbon credit for not polluting to mass population.
00:10Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest, boldest, and most iconic women to
00:17ever command the comedy stage.
00:19Who is doing Donald Trump's wigs? His lace fronts are off the chain.
00:24His hair is looking so good since he became the president.
00:27And what kind of glue is he using? Because when the wind blows, it don't even move or nothing.
00:32Number 20, Taylor Tomlinson.
00:35Sharp, self-deprecating, and wildly relatable, few modern comics have captured millennial and Gen Z anxieties quite like Taylor Tomlinson.
00:45Being bipolar, there's nothing wrong with it. Being bipolar is like not knowing how to swim.
00:48It might be embarrassing to tell people, and it might be hard to take you certain places.
00:58But they have arm floaties.
01:02Rising from church comedy gigs as a teenager to headlining hit Netflix specials like Look at You and Have It
01:09All,
01:09Tomlinson built her reputation on brutally honest material about mental health, dating, religion, and adulthood.
01:16Trying to have, like, a fun, sexy fling, which doesn't usually go great for me because I have this round,
01:21wholesome face
01:22that people think they should build a life with.
01:25Her conversational delivery makes even the darkest punchlines feel approachable,
01:30while her timing and confidence rival comics twice her age.
01:33In an era overflowing with stand-up content, she's become one of comedy's clearest breakout voices.
01:39Have you guys realized that your parents messed you up yet?
01:43Yeah, you find a stray dent in your head, and you're like, what happened there?
01:47They're like, we did our best. That's what happened there.
01:50Number 19, Nicole Byer.
01:52Chaotic energy, fearless crowd work, and zero filter helped turn her into one of comedy's most instantly recognizable personalities.
02:01Inspired by bold, outspoken women like Whoopi Goldberg and Monique,
02:05Byer built her career on unapologetically loud, deeply personal comedy.
02:10And I don't know if you guys know this, but black and brown people are prescribed opioids at a lower
02:14rate than white people,
02:16so white people have a higher addiction rate to heroin.
02:19And I said to myself, huh, maybe sometimes racism's good?
02:26After breaking out on MTV's Girl Code, she expanded her reach through stand-up, television, and hit podcasts like Why
02:33Won't You Date Me and Best Friends.
02:35Yeah, I remember.
02:36Man, that's crazy.
02:37I remember the good old days.
02:38Yeah, just book a pilot.
02:40There was lots of jobs, and you went on so many auditions in person in Santa Monica.
02:45Yeah, you got paid to, like, do a potential job.
02:47Yeah.
02:48We were all getting paid to work out ideas.
02:49Her material tackles everything from relationship drama to the awkward realities of adulthood,
02:55all delivered with infectious confidence, improvisational skill, and a contagious laugh that can completely take over a room.
03:02I said, Jenny, they're not wet.
03:04I pulled them down pretty far, and she said, I'm taking them!
03:07And I was like, no, please don't.
03:09She said, I am.
03:09And I was like, no, we played tug of war with my f***ing underwear.
03:13Until I was like, Jenny, they're not f***ing wet!
03:15And then Jenny said, ha ha!
03:17So then...
03:23Number 18, Tiffany Haddish.
03:25Not many comedians can turn stories about sleeping in cars, disastrous relationships, and Groupon outings into pure crowdwork magic.
03:34But that's exactly what makes TH such a force.
03:37And he's like, man, it's been years since I've been in a regular car.
03:40This is pretty cool.
03:44And Jada gets in, she's like, oh my god, it's no tinted windows, this is dangerous, I don't know if
03:48I feel comfortable with this.
03:49And I was like, damn, Jada, you from Baltimore, for real?
03:54Her breakout and girls trip instantly made her Hollywood's funniest scene stealer.
03:59Yet her stand-up remains wonderfully raw, animated, and gloriously unfiltered.
04:04Whether she's oversharing childhood chaos or hyping up bargain shopping like it's a spiritual experience, she commits completely to every
04:13bit.
04:13So, I have my little $35 Michael Kors bag, because I can keep $35 in it at all times, right?
04:21So I'm standing there with my bag, and it had MKs all over, and just a little bitty L in
04:25the middle, so you couldn't tell.
04:26It was a knockoff, but you couldn't tell.
04:27Like, you had to look to see.
04:30You had to look!
04:30Look!
04:32Look!
04:37In 2017, she also became the first black female stand-up comedian to host Saturday Night Live, later winning an
04:45Emmy for the appearance.
04:46Fearless and endlessly quotable, Haddish makes comedy feel like surviving out loud.
04:51This dress costs way more than my mortgage.
04:54This is a Alexander McQueen, okay?
04:56It's a $4,000 dress.
04:58I'm gonna wear this dress multiple times.
05:03Number 17, Lisa Lampanelli.
05:06Subtlety has never really been the point here, and thank goodness for that.
05:11Lisa Lampanelli built her comedy empire on brutal roast humor, gleeful offensiveness, and the kind of confidence that could flatten
05:19an entire celebrity panel in seconds.
05:22Now, honestly, your dog doesn't even have to be helpful.
05:25My dog seriously doesn't do s***.
05:28He is about as useful as a Kardashian in a library.
05:34Dubbed the Queen of Mean, she became a standout at the Comedy Central roast specials by fearlessly targeting everyone from
05:41Pamela Anderson to Donald Trump with zero hesitation.
05:44Don't you laugh at a hair joke, Trump! Look at that helmet! What do you say to a barber to
05:50get that type of haircut?
05:52Underneath all the shock humor was razor-sharp timing and impressive crowd control.
05:56She also openly discussed weight loss, heartbreak, and insecurity in her act, proving she could balance outrageous insults with surprising
06:04honesty without ever losing her bite.
06:07Uh-oh, you guys didn't know that's the new rule. If you have children under 10, they must be stowed
06:14in the overhead compartments. Would that not be the greatest?
06:19Number 16, Leslie Jones
06:21A formidable force in modern comedy, this performer stands out for her unapologetic authenticity and explosive physical energy.
06:30Rising from the gritty stand-up circuits of the late 80s to becoming a powerhouse on Saturday Night Live, she
06:36has mastered a blend of raw vulnerability and commanding stage presence.
06:40I got ibuprofen, you know what I'm saying? You know, the numbers get higher. It's the older you get. I
06:46got the 800s right now. I'm working my way up to the 1200s. I'll be in the bathroom, I'll be
06:52like, whoo!
06:56Her brilliance lies in her ability to transform personal experiences and observational satire into sharp commentary on pulp culture and
07:04identity.
07:05And what time is it? You're supposed to be like that! Oh my god, I didn't even own one of
07:12those sweaters until I was like 37!
07:16Whether she is delivering a fierce monologue or offering her signature high-energy social media commentary, her fearless delivery and
07:24infectious passion make her one of the most vital voices in comedy today.
07:28I jump out the bed, I'll be like, sha-pub-a-ta-poo, pow!
07:36Number 15, Nikki Glaser. Sex jokes, dating disasters, anxiety spirals, beauty treatments. Absolutely nothing is off-limits once this lady
07:46grabs a mic.
07:48What makes her stand out isn't just the shock value, it's how polished and fast her comedy actually is.
07:54I never understand when girls are like, no, I didn't have sex with them. We did everything except sex. I'm
07:57like, are you exhausted?
07:58Why would you do all the hard stuff? What's in it for you?
08:04She became a fan favorite at Celebrity Roasts thanks to her laser-targeted delivery, then proved she could handle mainstream
08:12live TV, too.
08:13Every time you go to a women's restroom, a public women's restroom, and you sit in the stall, there's always
08:18a poster on the back of the stall that's asking you if you're being trafficked.
08:22Women, we have these, right? Yes, yes. They're in every stall, they're in every world language.
08:27I mean, English is really tiny, and it's like, you wish, but it's like...
08:32In 2025, Glaser made history as the first woman to solo host the Golden Globe Awards, earning rave reviews for
08:39a monologue sharp enough to roast Hollywood without completely alienating the room.
08:44The bear, the penguin, baby reindeer. These are not just things found in RFK's freezer. These are TV shows. Nominated
08:52tonight.
08:52Number 14, Margaret Cho. Back in the day, network television rarely gave Asian-American women space to be loud, messy,
09:01political, and completely uncensored.
09:04The woman at the counter looks at me, and she goes,
09:08Now you cannot take no pictures in here. I know you people, you like to take you some pictures.
09:18Margaret Cho built her comedy career by turning personal experiences into brutally honest stand-up, tackling everything from racism and
09:27beauty standards to family pressure and queer identity.
09:30She later starred in All-American Girl, one of the first American network sitcoms centered on an Asian-American family,
09:37though Cho publicly criticized the show's handling of stereotypes and behind-the-scenes pressures.
09:43You know, I do. I love, I love some white d**k. Makes me feel exotic. You know, like I want
09:48to put a, I want to put a flower in my hair. Like, they remind me of my homeland.
09:57Instead of hiding that experience, she transformed it into acclaimed material for later specials, helping pave the way for more
10:05personal, socially conscious comedy.
10:07The whole illegal immigration thing, it's just a way to be racist against Mexicans. That's all it is. That's all
10:14it is.
10:14Because nobody's trying to build a wall between America and Canada. Seriously, nobody's standing at the border like, keep your
10:21maple syrup to yourself!
10:24Number 13, Kathleen Madigan. No flashy stage persona, no over-the-top stage gimmicks. Just killer timing and stories so
10:33relatable, they sneak up on you.
10:35And the next thing you know, you're going to be on a rickety-ass Partridge family bus going to Christ
10:40knows where.
10:43Because that's when Lou got the maddest he's ever been at me, because we were the only two that agreed
10:48to this adventure.
10:53Kathleen Madigan built her reputation on sharply observed comedy about her religious upbringing, family dynamics, and the everyday absurdities of
11:02American life.
11:02Her Netflix special, Bothering Jesus, became a fan favorite for its hilarious takes on religion,
11:08while later specials like Hunting Bigfoot proved she's far from losing her edge.
11:13In a Catholic school, I was given a laundry list of people to contact
11:20before the nuns said, because otherwise I'm bothering Jesus.
11:24You are going to call these people, Kathleen, before you bother Jesus.
11:29You can start with your guardian angel. He's got nothing to do 24 hours a day except tend to your
11:35needs.
11:36A long-time late-night staple, Madigan's relaxed delivery makes even the most specific personal stories
11:42feel like jokes your funniest aunt would tell you after two glasses of wine.
11:46Oh, how mean is that? What kind of buzzkill is that?
11:48This is vacation. I don't need to review my bad behavior on a daily basis.
11:54What kind of sadist is running this ship? That is horrible.
11:57All that can wait till sad Sunday when it's checkout time.
12:02Number 12, Chelsea Handler.
12:04Late-night TV was still a boys' club when this Jersey comic made celebrity gossip feel like happy hour warfare.
12:11I can't deal with the slowness of the transaction when I want to buy a book.
12:15Are those people, what is wrong with, are they koala bears?
12:22He said, well, how do you handle that? I go, I have to shoplift.
12:26I have to.
12:27Chelsea Handler hosted E's Chelsea Lately from 2007 to 2014,
12:32turning pop culture takedowns and blunt humor into her signature lane.
12:37She also became the second woman to solo host the MTV VMAs in 2010 after Roseanne Barr.
12:43Everyone should be online dating if you don't have someone.
12:46I hate people who are like, I'm not going to go online, I'm happy.
12:48No, you're not. Go online, okay?
12:50And then just talk to me later.
12:54Height that you're seeking, 4 feet to 7 feet 11 inches.
12:58Her Netflix work kept expanding the brand.
13:01In specials like Uganda Be Kidding Me Live, Revolution, and The Feeling,
13:06She leaned into sex, fame, politics, therapy, and being happily child-free
13:11with blunt, bossy, wildly watchable confidence.
13:14I know I don't have the skills to raise a baby.
13:17I have rescued 9 dogs in my life.
13:2311. Ellen DeGeneres
13:25It's amazing what comes up when you sit in that silence.
13:30Mama keeps whites bright like the sunlight.
13:34Mama's got the magic of Clorox too.
13:36Before she was Ellen the TV character, Ellen the talk show host, or Dorian Finding Nemo,
13:42Ellen DeGeneres was one of the finest observational comedians the world had ever known.
13:47Starting in the late 70s, Ellen honed her craft as a small-time club comic
13:52before she made one seminal appearance on Carson.
13:55Ellen had her first performance on The Tonight Show on November 28, 1986.
13:59A lot of people ask me, were you funny as a child, and no, I was an accountant.
14:06History and her career was made when Johnny called her to the couch after her set,
14:11making Ellen the first female comic to receive that honor.
14:14But that's very good stuff.
14:15Oh, thank you so much.
14:16Yeah, I wish you would. Will you come back with us soon?
14:18I would love to.
14:19Okay, you got an open invitation.
14:20While her reputation later took a major hit following allegations of workplace toxicity
14:25tied to her talk show, there's no denying how massively influential she was during her rise.
14:31Then you just start clawing at it like a wild animal.
14:33Jesus, I just want toilet paper.
14:36God.
14:37Number 10, Janine Garofalo.
14:40Stand-up comedy was a paint-by-numbers art form,
14:43until Janine came along and Jackson Pollocked all over the canvas.
14:47Debuting in the late 80s, she quickly gained notice for her unique style,
14:52which ended up inspiring a movement called alternative comedy.
14:56And when's the last time anybody went into a diner and said,
14:58I had a grapefruit this morning the size of a cyst that rocked my world.
15:02Janine's act removed all preconceptions from stand-up.
15:06You know, like those pesky setups and punchlines and extracted humor in unexplored ways.
15:12Garofalo displayed her stream-of-consciousness act in various clubs and later major TV shows,
15:18ultimately becoming a fan-appointed leader for a new breed of comedians.
15:22Hey, what's the deal with decaf?
15:24How do they get the caffeine out of there?
15:26And then where does it go?
15:29By the mid-90s, her socio-political repartee gave her icon status in areas outside of stand-up,
15:36especially feminism and liberalism.
15:39The undisputed queen of alt-comedy still performs frequently, smart and biting as ever.
15:45You know, there's been times when I've actually had sex indoors, and I become...
15:49It's weird because then you kind of sober up just a little when it's over, you know?
15:53And I become like a bartender at 2 a.m.
15:55It's like, okay, people, let's move it out!
15:589. Eliza Schlesinger
16:00High-energy stage comedy gets a full workout when every punchline comes with exaggerated character voices
16:07and full-body commitment.
16:09We gave you everything.
16:10We laid the groundwork for the social media you make millions on.
16:14Never forget that millennials walked on Myspace.
16:17Yes!
16:20On Friendster!
16:22Yes!
16:23Eliza Schlesinger broke through in 2008 as the first woman and youngest winner of NBC's last comic standing.
16:30She then built a major streaming comedy resume with Netflix specials including War Paint,
16:36Freezing Hot, Confirmed Kills, Elder Millennial, Unveiled, and Hot Forever.
16:41When you go home tonight and you take off your bra, you'll notice only one hook is doing the work.
16:47Because these things aren't structurally sound, it's that middle hook that's been stripped of its paint.
16:55The hook and eye are so warped it looks like God-touching man.
17:02She also created the Eliza Schlesinger sketch show and wrote, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Good on Paper.
17:09Her comedy often digs into women's social rituals, dating, feminism, and beauty standards,
17:15with delightfully theatricality and zero chill.
17:19Granted, I'm not married yet, so technically I've only had beginnings of relationships.
17:24I don't know, I can't say empirically how fun being married is.
17:29I'll tell you on the next comedy special what that's all about.
17:33But I don't know.
17:35Number 8. Maria Bamford
17:37Bamford is arguably the most experimental, surreal, and admired female stand-up in the business,
17:43and it's easy to see why.
17:45Much of her humor stems from personal difficulties.
17:49Bamford digs through the misery of ordinarily painful things
17:52to expose the fleshy root of hilarity buried deep within our anxieties.
17:57Nothing's been consummated, uh, but we've been doing some furious hand-holding,
18:02and our palms are raw with desire.
18:05For over 25 years, Bamford has pushed the limits of her act,
18:09culminating in remarkably funny and original concepts,
18:12like an entire stand-up special filmed with her parents as the audience,
18:16and a surrealist comedy performance done from her living room couch,
18:20with her dogs providing the soundtrack.
18:22So, um,
18:25I can't listen to love songs anymore.
18:27Those set too high expectations.
18:29Love songs.
18:31Love songs.
18:32What's your name?
18:32Where you come from?
18:33The mainstream has just caught up with her recently,
18:36but she won't be stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon.
18:39Ooh, too yellow.
18:42More blue?
18:44Less blue.
18:46Split the difference.
18:47Number 7, Lily Tomlin.
18:49Character comedy barely looked the same
18:52after this Detroit-born performer arrived with a telephone operator named Ernestine
18:56and a mischievous five-year-old called Edith Ann.
19:00Mr. Evans punched Mr. Bluthard for kissing Mrs. Evans.
19:05I don't know why he did it.
19:08He just got done kissing Mrs. Bluthard right on the back porch.
19:14Lily Tomlin became a breakout star on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In in the late 1960s,
19:20building an iconic career through sharply observed characters and satirical social commentary.
19:26Beyond film and television hits like 9 to 5, Nashville, and Grace and Frankie,
19:30Tomlin also earned acclaim for her one-woman stage show,
19:34The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
19:37Because when I came to, I realized I'd eaten the eraser off my pencil.
19:43Wasn't no time at all.
19:44I was up to 20 pencils a day.
19:47All my friends, my relatives, they started saying,
19:50Lucille, don't you think you've had enough?
19:56Tomlin has won an Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards,
19:59and in 2003 received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
20:04I mean, I worry that I have no idea how much a trillion dollars is.
20:08And I worry that no one in Washington does either.
20:12I worry that the person who thought up leisure suits
20:15is busy thinking up what we should do with our leisure time.
20:26Deadpan doesn't usually sound explosive, unless it's coming from her.
20:30Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested.
20:36And I made so many jokes over the years about how small my chest was
20:42that I started to think that maybe my boobs overheard me.
20:52Tig Notaro's 2012 album Live, recorded days after her breast cancer diagnosis,
20:58turned Personal Crisis into one of modern stand-up's most discussed sets,
21:02and later earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
21:05She followed it with specials including HBO's Boyish Girl Interrupted,
21:10Netflix's Happy to Be Here, HBO Max's Animated Drawn,
21:14and Prime Video's Hello Again.
21:17We went to a movie premiere, got home at 11.
21:20It was a big night.
21:22And when we got home, Stephanie immediately fell asleep.
21:26And I was up with a stomachache, and I just thought,
21:30well, I'm not going to bother her with this.
21:31I'm sure it's nothing.
21:33All of my medical issues end up not being a big deal anyway, so.
21:39Notaro also co-created, wrote, produced, and starred in a semi-autobiographical show
21:44called One Mississippi, proving her quiet, precise comedy
21:48could carry both a stage and a series.
21:50I says to her, I says,
21:54MEOW!
21:55Fluff was like, no way.
21:58How is this just now coming up?
22:01She had never been around another cat.
22:04And so I think she thought she had made up her own language,
22:08which consists of one word,
22:11which of course is meow.
22:13And she uses it for everything.
22:16And here I was, fluent, the entire time.
22:23Sarah Silverman has made controversy her plaything.
22:27That monster has destroyed many careers,
22:29but Silverman tamed it and wrote it headlong into fame.
22:33If I based my material on stereotypes,
22:37that would be messed up.
22:39It would.
22:40But I don't.
22:41Okay?
22:42I base it on facts.
22:45Since her humble beginnings in stand-up as a sweet-looking 19-year-old
22:49in a business of hardened old men,
22:51Silverman had to trounce stereotypes to gain respect.
22:55And boy, did she ever.
22:57Cultivating one of the most offensive acts a female comedian has ever had.
23:01No topic was off limits for the young Silverman.
23:04And she would tackle those subjects with an irony
23:06that was lost on the critics that wanted her head.
23:09I was annoyed as a kid because around Christmas time,
23:14a lot of the kids would blame me for my people killing Jesus.
23:21And I thought it was hilarious too.
23:23The combination of her bad girl infamy and doe-eyed innocence
23:27made Silverman the biggest female stand-up of the 2000s.
23:31He would lock, he'd roll up all the windows and lock them
23:35and fart in the car with the heat up.
23:38Number four, Ali Wong.
23:40Standing several months pregnant while delivering brutally explicit jokes
23:44about marriage, sex, ambition, and motherhood
23:47is a pretty unforgettable way to introduce yourself to Netflix audiences.
23:51And she wrote that book that got women all riled up about our careers,
23:56talking about how we as women should challenge ourselves
23:59to sit at the table and rise to the top.
24:02And her book is called Lean In.
24:07Well, I don't want to lean in, okay?
24:12I want to lie down.
24:17Ali Wong broke out with Baby Cobra,
24:20then followed it with specials including Hard Knock Wife,
24:23Don Wong, and Single Lady,
24:25all built around sharply written material about relationships,
24:28family life, and career expectations.
24:30Here's the thing, just because you became a parent
24:35doesn't mean you grew up.
24:40She also co-wrote and starred in Always Be My Maybe
24:43before earning major acclaim for Beef,
24:46which won her both an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
24:49Her comedy works because even the most outrageous punchlines
24:53are rooted in painfully recognizable frustrations
24:56about modern adulthood.
24:57My husband is unfortunately just not as freaky as me.
25:01When I've asked him to spank me, this is what he does.
25:08Number 3, Wanda Sykes.
25:10Wanda Sykes is a veteran stand-up
25:12whose comics comic moniker is in no way hyperbolic.
25:16Originally an agent for the NSA,
25:19Sykes began stand-up in 1987
25:21after becoming disillusioned with her rigid job.
25:25People are like, well, how are you planning for your retirement?
25:27Oh, Powerball!
25:30She worked her way through the DC and New York clubs,
25:33fashioning a bold, original act
25:36that turned heads in the comedy scene.
25:38Sykes would perform on Conan, HBO, Comedy Central,
25:41and write for The Chris Rock Show,
25:44which led to the hilarious character acting
25:46that many know her for.
25:47Crazy Eyes is cheating on you.
25:50What?
25:51How do you know?
25:52Larry told me.
25:55That cheating son of a bitch,
25:57I'm gonna go kick his ass.
25:58Through all her success,
25:59she hasn't wavered from stand-up,
26:01and she remains one of the best in the biz.
26:04There's some things that I had to do as gay
26:08that I didn't have to do as black.
26:09I didn't have to come out black.
26:13Number 2, Phyllis Diller.
26:15I'm Phyllis.
26:16I'm wrong.
26:18I'll have a triple cream soda on the rocks.
26:21How big of a deal was Phyllis Diller?
26:23Well, she's considered the first mainstream female stand-up,
26:27the first female comedian to become a household name,
26:30and the first female comic to incorporate
26:32real-life experiences into her act.
26:35Entering the scene as a 37-year-old in 1955,
26:38Diller's eccentric persona,
26:40off-the-wall delivery,
26:41and refreshing sincerity made her a fan favorite,
26:44and her rise to stardom took only a few years.
26:47So I decided I should be analyzed,
26:49and I went to this analyst.
26:51He's helped me a great deal.
26:52In fact, I am so much better now that I get to sit up.
26:56By 1965,
26:58she was the most famous comedian in America.
27:01Diller was also a pioneer in the art of self-deprecating humor,
27:04and continued performing stand-up until she was 85.
27:08Phyllis Diller may be gone,
27:09but her legacy and influence lives on
27:12in every female comedian she's inspired.
27:14My face has been pulled up more times than Bill Clinton's pants.
27:20Before we unveil our top pick,
27:22here are a few honorable mentions.
27:25Atsuko Okatsuka.
27:27Deadpan absurdity meets deeply personal immigrant family chaos.
27:31Earlier this year,
27:32my husband and I had an intruder come to our house.
27:36Yeah, an intruder came to our house.
27:38An intruder to our house.
27:40Yeah.
27:41But technically, we rent, you know, yeah.
27:46Whitney Cummings.
27:47She turns modern relationships and dating culture
27:50into razor-sharp comedy.
27:51Because something happens
27:52when you start paying for someone
27:54where you start to get these high expectations
27:56for their behavior.
27:57Like, as soon as I started paying for him,
27:59I started expecting him to, like, do chores
28:02out of nowhere.
28:03Like, one night we went to dinner,
28:04I spent $200 on dinner.
28:06The next morning I woke up,
28:07I was like,
28:07this is weird.
28:08It's 8 a.m. and I don't smell eggs.
28:14Fortune Feimster.
28:15She spins southern charm and confidence
28:17into irresistibly warm comedy.
28:20So I'm sitting there and I'm,
28:21and all of this, like, hits me like a ton of bricks.
28:23I'm like, oh, my God.
28:25Oh.
28:26My.
28:27God.
28:29And I say out loud
28:30for the first time
28:32in my entire life,
28:33I go, oh, my God,
28:35I'm gay.
28:42Leanne Morgan.
28:43She makes southern motherhood
28:45and marriage feel hilariously unfiltered.
28:47I've got a daughter-in-law
28:49who is,
28:49we are in love with her,
28:51and she is so smart
28:52and such a good mama
28:53and I watch her talk
28:54to my grandbabies
28:55and she makes sense.
28:59And it's just made me look back.
29:02And, and I think I said
29:05some crazy mess.
29:08But I was tired.
29:13If you love games,
29:15be sure to check out
29:16WatchMojo's new game,
29:17Terrible Influence.
29:18Just launched for purchase
29:19at TerribleInfluence.com.
29:21Terrible Influence
29:22is a satirical board game
29:23about the dark side of fame
29:24from the writer
29:25of the most popular girls
29:26in school and us.
29:28WatchMojo.
29:28Boom.
29:29I can make an apology video.
29:31Oh, you so would.
29:32Click on the link
29:33in the description
29:33to check out the game
29:34and be the first
29:35to play Terrible Influence.
29:39Number one, Joan Rivers.
29:41Joan Rivers is considered
29:43the funniest woman
29:44to have ever lived,
29:45which is really
29:46all that needs to be said.
29:47I hate thin people.
29:48Let's just start with it.
29:49Thank God the front row,
29:50Chubbettes.
29:51I'm very happy.
29:52You look...
29:53As the original
29:54Queen of Mean,
29:55Rivers liberated
29:56female comedy
29:57from the trenches
29:58of banality
29:59and wholesomeness
30:00and became
30:00the czar
30:01of feminist humor.
30:03Starting stand-up
30:03in the 1950s
30:05and gradually
30:05elevating her act
30:06to the cautery
30:07of offensiveness
30:08we've come to love,
30:09Joan's provocative style
30:10was unlike anything
30:12that came before her.
30:13And, though people tried,
30:15anything that came after her.
30:16All I ever heard
30:18growing up is,
30:18why can't you be
30:19like your cousin Sheila?
30:20Why can't you be
30:21like your cousin Sheila?
30:23Sheila had died at birth.
30:24They just...
30:26She had biting wit,
30:28killer one-liners,
30:29a fearless personality,
30:31and a no-holds-barred attitude
30:33about any topic.
30:34I went out with a man
30:35a week and a half ago
30:37and it was in the New York papers
30:38and while we're having dinner,
30:39he died.
30:41Honest to God,
30:42died!
30:44You understand what I'm
30:45telling you, Canada?
30:46He died!
30:48Oh, and I had to go
30:49in his pocket
30:50to get the American Express card.
30:52And perhaps,
30:54even more importantly,
30:55in spite of all
30:56the offensive things
30:57she said or did
30:58throughout her
30:58controversial career,
31:00Joan was still
31:00wildly beloved.
31:02We want to know,
31:03which comedian
31:04can make you laugh
31:05even on your worst day?
31:07Sound up in the comments!
31:08We'll see you in the comments!
31:10Remember Bill &
31:10We'll see you in the comments!
31:10Bye!
31:10Bye!
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