Who's The Funniest Woman In The Whole Wide World?

[arwalden]

Past or present... alive or dead... who makes you laugh the hardest?

-- Allen

If you can't pick just one... go ahead and list your 2nd and 3rd picks too.

[laura888]

1. Roseanne Rosanadana n/t

[MsAnthropy]

38. I really REALLY miss Gilda! She was SO incredibly talented.

[sundog]

2. Maragaret CHO!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Osamasux]

3. Lucille Ball

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Yep! Yep!

:hi:

[mitchum]

4. Alive: Sara Silverman Dead: Tallulah Bankhead

both very foul-mouthed wits

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. I agree on Sarah Silverman...

but funniest non-living woman, for me, is Dorothy Parker.

[mitchum]

17. Tallulah just barely edged out Parker for my vote

just barely

[hollywood926]

5. Henrietta Hiccup

:-)

[salin]

6. If you don't pick me...

I will put you in a choke hold and let Skittles Kick you ass!

*What a dangerous question to ask in the lounge!*

[arwalden]

9. Madeline Kahn, Carol Burnett, Gracie Allen

[Malikshah]

12. Gotta go with the first two--

Carol and Madeline...every single time.

Lately, though-- I'm in love with Betty White and her potty mouth side.

[proud patriot]

10. Whoopi Goldberg

no doubt

[DELUSIONAL]

18. Yep -- she's the best

She likes to bartend at a bar in Mass. during the summer. The bar has live jazz and she's a fan of jazz. I know one of the musicians.

The first time I saw her brand of comedy was her one woman show before she did the movie "The Color Purple".

The other comedians listed are also great -- each has her special talent.

The Carol Burnett show is a classic -- especially the bloopers -- when comedians crack up each other -- this is sort of like jazz artists trying to top each other.

[proud patriot]

11. Cloris Leachman

[losingit]

13. Carol Burnett...

And the people she brought with her onto her show. The Improv has never been better!!!

[fit4life]

29. She was a great one.

There was nothing better than her, Harvey and Tim trying to get through a skit without cracking up.

[DS1]

14. arwalden

:D

[arwalden]

19. Aw... You Flatter Me!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Madeline Kahn, Carol Burnett, Ellen Degeneres

[tridim]

16. I'll go with Amy Sedaris

[NV Whino]

20. Lillie Tomlin

[progmom]

21. ME!!!!

Are you with me?



Hello?






Is this thing on?

[cags]

24. No its me. I'm sure of it

I blow airhorns at golfers. LOL

[Lex]

22. Wanda Sykes. Duh.

Or, at least that's my vote.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

23. Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, Madeleine Kahn

I loved Gilda Radner too!

[Mojambo]

25. Richard Simmons n/t

[SOteric]

26. Dorothy Parker

[fit4life]

27. Brett Butler

She was a riot!

"When people would ask why I had a black eye I'd tell them my husband was cleaning his fist and it went off."...

[radwriter0555]

28. Ellen Degeneres

is the goddess of FUNNY.

[Richardo]

30. For me: Ellen Degeneris and Sarah Silverman

Margaret Smith as a runner up.
Dorothy Parker for the legacy award.

[terrya]

31. Lily Tomlin:

And Ellen Degeneres.

AND Bette Midler.

[MsAnthropy]

32. Mo Collins--Mad TV

[Richardo]

37. Another Mo: Mo Gaffney cracks me up reading the phone book.

She and Kathy Najimi had a two woman stage show in the 80's that was hilarious (The Kathy and Mo Show)

[ronnykmarshall]

33. Margaret Cho!!

[EC]

34. Ellen....

and when Paula Poundstone used to do her bit about her cats...I would almost roll on the floor...


In old movies Merna Loy was pretty funny too.

[DelawareValleyDem]

35. Edie McClurg

Former member of the Groundlings and veteran on TV and film

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

36. Who plays Malcom in the Middle's mom? (nt)

[MikeG]

39. Jenny McCarthy

[Butterflies]

40. Debbie Reynolds can be a hoot!

I've seen her on TV shows and TV movies recently and she really cracks me up. She's got a straight-faced and sarcastic style.