Comedy
On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Kavanaugh Was Confirmed, Everything Is Terrible
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh proves what we already know: our government doesn’t support women.
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Blue Comedy Queen: Bawdy Comedy Legend Rusty Warren Moves to Center Stage
This is a long overdue chance for Rusty Warren to be more than a historical side note.
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Backtalk: Don’t Waste Hannah Gadsby’s Time
This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into Hannah Gadsby’s tremendous, heartbreaking, and honest Nanette. Gadsby’s Netflix special gives us insight into what it means to to tell one’s story to wide acceptance—at one’s own expense. Using comedy as an example, Gadsby asks: Is it enough to be in... Read more »
On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Hannah Gadsby Is the Future of Comedy
What if “funny” is the enemy of “honest”?
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No Pregnancy Glow: In “Hard Knock Wife,” Motherhood Isn’t Glamorous
When did the fit, unswollen, unbloated, sexually appealing mom become the standard?
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200 Cigarettes is the Best New Year’s Eve Movie You’ve Missed
Five reasons it’s worth watching now.
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Let’s Not Eat Cake: Tina Fey’s Sugar Crash
Tina Fey is representative of scores of women—many of whom are white—who deem themselves “woke,” but don’t have a grasp on oppressions as systems.
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Paying Homage to the Queen of Teen Mean, Daria Morgendorffer: 20 Years Later, The Sarcasm Still Delights
Daria works against the idea of women as caregivers, or as primarily responsible for tending to others emotions and swaps it out with juvenile humor.
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A Short History of Donald Trump's Feud With Rosie O'Donnell
An unusual and perfect opportunity to mess with Donald Trump has presented itself.
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Lane Moore Wants You To Feel Good: A Pre–Valentine's Day Chat With the Host of Tinder Live!
“A lot of my jokes could be done by someone of any gender. I’ve never been interested in, like, ‘I’m a woman, as you can see, and here are my ladyjokes.’”
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