print email comment close The Gift of Jewish Women's Comedy URL: http://jwa.org/discover/infocus/comedy/ Description: Essay about American Jewish women comedians who have "demonstrated a superb wit, wonderful verbal skills, and the masterful use of irony, satire, and mockery, including self-mockery." Includes material about Fanny Brice, Judy Holliday, Madeline Kahn, Molly Picon, Gilda Radner, and Sophie Tucker. From the Jewish Women's Archive. Author: Antler, Joyce Publisher: Jewish Women's Archive Extra Keywords comediennes Library of Congress Subject Headings: American wit and humor Comedians Jewish women LII Database Information: Record 20829 created by Maria Brandt on 03/06/2006 Last modification on 11/01/2007 Published: 03/09/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20829