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Wisecracks

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Canadian filmmaker Gail Singer examines the world of stand-up comedy from the perspective of some of the most successful female performers of the 1990s. Interspersing on-stage footage of modern-day comics with classic clips of pioneering funny women such as Lucille Ball and Phyllis Diller, Singer -- via interviews with performers including Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Paula Poundstone -- investigates the stresses and hardships often endured by female stand-ups.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/22/2005
2/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 10/18/2004
1/5
Forgettable if I recall. Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 07/19/2003
Does a commendable job presenting the growing clout of female stand-up comedians Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gail Singer

Director

Susan Cavan

Producer

Rina Fraticelli

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Signe Johansson

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Gail Singer

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Ginny Stikeman

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Synopsis Canadian filmmaker Gail Singer examines the world of stand-up comedy from the perspective of some of the most successful female performers of the 1990s. Interspersing on-stage footage of modern-day comics with classic clips of pioneering funny women such as Lucille Ball and Phyllis Diller, Singer -- via interviews with performers including Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Paula Poundstone -- investigates the stresses and hardships often endured by female stand-ups.
Director
Gail Singer
Producer
Susan Cavan, Rina Fraticelli, Signe Johansson, Gail Singer, Ginny Stikeman
Production Co
CITY-TV
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo