Joanne R. Gilbert is associate professor of Communication and director of Women's Studies at Alma College.
An academic study of stand-up comedy performed by females is long
overdue, and its importance for understanding power structures in
our society cannot be underestimated. This book will add to the
paucity of studies currently available in both women's humor and
stand-up performance." —Mary Ann Rishel Ithaca College, author of
Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind
"The materials that Gilbert has assembled speak to each other in a
remarkable variety of ways. Her choices-and they represent a wide
spectrum of women's work-are a smart way of making connections and
illustrating her theoretical points on theoretical, cultural, and
historical levels." —Regina Barreca University of Connecticut,
author of Don’t Tell Mama: The Penguin Book of Italian American
Writing
"It is a pleasure to read such an interesting, well-researched,
well-written, and important book. The volume, in the Humor in Life
and Letters Series edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen, is simply one of
the very best books yet written on standup comedy and women's
humor. This is a welcome and admirable book." —Humor Research
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