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With powerhouses like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Amy Schumer dominating the entertainment landscape and memoirs from today's most vocal feminist comediennes shooting up the bestseller lists, women in comedy have never been more influential. Marking this cultural shift, The Girl in the Show provides an in-depth exploration of how comedy and feminism have grown hand in hand to give women a stronger voice in the ongoing fight for equality. From I Love Lucy to SNL to today's rising cable and web-series stars, Anna Fields' entertaining retrospective combines amusing and honest personal narratives with the historical, political, and cultural contexts of the feminist movement. With interview subjects like Abbi Jacobson, Molly Shannon, Mo Collins, and Lizz Winstead among others-as well as actresses, stand-up comics, writers, producers, and female comedy troupes-Fields shares true stories of wit and heroism from some of our most treasured (and under-represented) artists. At its heart, The Girl...

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Janet Varney Janet Varney - Herself
Abbi Jacobson Abbi Jacobson - Herself
Mo Collins Mo Collins - Herself
Iris Bahr Iris Bahr - Herself
Shelby Fero Shelby Fero - Herself
Eliza Skinner Eliza Skinner - Herself
Bonnie McFarlane Bonnie McFarlane - Herself
Mary Mack Mary Mack - Herself
Emily Maya Mills Emily Maya Mills - Herself
Livia Scott Livia Scott - Herself
Angelina Spicer Angelina Spicer - Herself
Janine Brito Janine Brito - Herself
Laurie Kilmartin Laurie Kilmartin - Herself
Rachel LaForce Rachel LaForce - Herself
Lizz Winstead Lizz Winstead - Herself
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