Comments on: Top 5… Ladies to make you laugh

By: Alexia

Alexia — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:31:39 +0000

I saw World War Wonderful last night and it was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen!!! Srsly funny ladies!!!

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:06:09 +0000

Hi Emily,

Believe it or not, the presence of women at this years comedy festival is bigger than ever:

Claire Hooper, Judith Lucy, Denise Scott, Hannah Gadsby, Halley Metcalf, Felicity Ward, Eva Johanssen, Alison Bice, Josie Long, Maeve Higgins, Nina Conti, Celia Pacquola, Janeane Garafolo, Sarah Benetto, Janelle Koenig, Lana Schwarz, Kelly Fastuca, Clem Bestow, Brenna Courtnry-Glazebrook, Michelle Crotty, Julia Clark, Laura Davis, Courteney Hocking, Deborah Francis White, Kat C, Linda Beaty, Dolls Cabaret, Karin Muzieniks (I know I spelt her name wrong), Em O’Loghlin, Fiona O’Lochlin, Wendy Little and I’m sure I’ve also missed a heap as well – but yes, there is always room for more – we’re getting there and me (Lou Sanz).

Love
The Skirts

By: agalea

agalea — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:26:33 +0000

I went to see the Skirt gig and it was awesome!!!!! Well done girls.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:56:42 +0000

Have you noticed the lack of women on the bill at this year’s festival? What’s going on there? I know comedy is a hard to break into boys club, but I seem to remember the past few years having some great women on stage. Sure, the awesomeness that is Judith Lucy is great to see again, but c’mon!
There’s also a lack of women being reviewed on this website (don’t worry – I don’t blame you – see my earlier comment about an overall lack of females festival-wide).
But something has to be done about this. Boo a few of the bigger male acts – make them feel self conscious enough to fuck off and get some new up and coming chicks!

By: ellena

ellena — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:33:52 +0000

I think Alison Bice should be on this list!

By: McG

McG — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:23:26 +0000

I saw Hanah Gadsby and her show was really good. Someone else told me they had seen some of the material before but I’ve never seen her (except on the gala) and it was funny all the way through.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:00:52 +0000

It’s a shame you can only choose five, because there’s a lot of good female comedians out there. Celia Pacquola springs to mind as a great up and coming talent.

By: Lefa Singleton Norton

Lefa Singleton Norton — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:28:20 +0000

Hey Lou,

I’m very excited about it, especially considering that lineup. And yes, there doesn’t seem to be a crawl in sight with the ladies at MICF. Hope you’re having a tops festival!

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:03:46 +0000

with the all the above in mind…you should definitely come along to Keep Your Skirt On – we’re holding it this year in conjunction with Jeez Louise..and it features the likes of Felicity Ward (for the young lady that missed out the top), Geraldine Quinn, Alison Bice, Celia Pacquola (who just got a top notch review on Chortle), Em O’Loughlin, Wendy Little and heaps more.

Festival’s crawling with funny ladies this, well not crawling, they know how to walk…

Keep Your Skirt On – 7th April, Trades Hall.

By: Lefa Singleton Norton

Lefa Singleton Norton — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:44:28 +0000

Hi Toby,

Thanks for clearing that up for us, I’m glad to have it definitively explained.

By: toby

toby — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:39:06 +0000

Upfront began in 1994, or maybe it was 93, at the Espy, as a showcase of women comedians. Since then it’s tended to be called Upfront 2, 3, 4, whatever year we’re up to. The performers on the lineup who are also in the Festival have their Festival seasons presented by a range of different producers, if that makes a difference to how funny they are.

By: Lefa Singleton Norton

Lefa Singleton Norton — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:20:46 +0000

Annah: Ah, the perils of MICF and our bank balances. We understand, trust us.

Gemma: You may very well be right, dear lady. We shall try to do some research and see what the deal is. We wrote that with the folklore we had heard in mind.

James: Unfortunately the Top 5 is, well, only 5. There were many, many more we would love to have mentioned. Happy to hear everyone else’s two cents…

Ben: That is interesting. This deserves some investimagitve detective/reporter work. We’ll get someone on it. And yes, thanks for mentioning Keep Your Skirt On, which we will certainly be in the audience for.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:37:54 +0000

Interesting I have heard that Upfront was not originally meant to be publicised as “lady comedy”, just as a top talent showcase. But marketing got hold of it, and due to the patriarchy in which we live, an all-men comedy showcase is just a showcase, but an all-women comedy showcase is a “parade of funny ladies”.

The Skirt Network event, Keep Your Skirt On, is definitely worth a mention – you can bet there will be few (if any) independently produced acts in Upfront.

By: James

James — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:25:49 +0000

How did you leave Felicity Ward out of this list? She’s easily top 5 female comics going around at the moment.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Hmmm, I’m pretty sure the number following Upfront referred to the number of Upfronts there had been as opposed to how many comics were in the show… I could swear I worked on Upfront 13… but I could be wrong!

By: Annah

Annah — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:17:36 +0000

I really like josie long last year and I want to go this year but I can’t afford it! I’m sad