Part 1:
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/comedy/comedians-holding-their-own-20100906-14y0s.html
Part 2:
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP_ZkClbqg&feature=related
Part 3:
The article “Comedians holding their own” from The Age gives an update on the successes of many Australian comedians at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Many Aussie comedians got great reviews at this year’s festival and I was pleased to see that a good number of the names mentioned in the article were female. The video clip above from Triple J is about a support network for females in the comedy industry called The Skirt Network. Created by two well-known female comedians, Celia Pacquola and Louise Sanz, The Skirt Network is about creating a circle of support between female artists to make the transition into a male-dominated sphere a bit easier. The video addresses interesting questions such as differing reactions that audiences have to female versus male comics as well as what the potential reasons may be for the disparity in the number of men and women comedians. I think it is also important to note that the video describes that The Skirt Network is not about exclusion of men, but rather extending support to female artists within and outside of the comedy community. Although the video is almost one year old, I felt that it was relevant to the first article because it shows the active process of expansion that female comics have been involved in and gives a taste for the gender politics in comedy in
Also, if you are interested, here are some youtube links to clips of a few of the female comedians mentioned in the first article (as well as Celia Pacquola who appeared in the video as well).
Celia Pacquola: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyZibY_xcKU
Hannah Gadsby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ijqc5t6Sk
Felicity Ward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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