I love comedy with all of my heart and the women listed are the comediennes that have helped foster and grow that love. Check them out in the movies below.

Lucille Ball
Bio: Lucille Ball was born August, 6, 1911, in New York. She is most famous for her role on I Love Lucy as Lucy Ricardo. She married, and later divorced, Desi Arnaz who played her husband on the show. Early on in her acting career she was told that she “had no future as a performer” which she later proved wrong.
Movies: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) and Stage Door (1937)
Why she’s great: Her comedy is as fiery as her signature red hair. She’s amazing at physical comedy in I Love Lucy (which she proved when Chaplin made an appearance) and her facial expressions are fantastic.

Gilda Radner
Bio: She was born June 28, 1946, in Michigan. She studied improvisation at Second City Chicago and later made it onto the first Saturday Night Live cast (she was the first actor cast). She also performed a one man show on Broadway in 1979. She tragically died from ovarian cancer in 1989. Her book It’s Always Something is a memoir and talks about her struggle with cancer.
Movies: Hanky Panky (1982) and Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Why she’s great: Radner is my favorite comedienne. She’s exudes joy when she’s performing and is absolutely hilarious in every comedic role she plays.

Madeline Kahn
Bio: Born September 29, 1942, in Massachusetts. She graduated from Hofstra in 1964. In 1968 she had her first professional lead in a concert performance of the operetta Candide. She had a breakout role in Paper Moon as Trixie Delight and a great supporting role in Blazing Saddles.
Movies: What’s Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974)
Why she’s great: She can play any role from saucy Trixie Delight to tense Eunice Burns. She’s incredibly versatile and always makes me laugh when I’m watching her “I’m Tired” scene in Blazing Saddles.

Tina Fey
Bio: She was born in Pennsylvania on May 18, 1970. She attended the University of Virginia and then moved to Chicago after she graduated and studied improv at Second City. She was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1997 where she later became the first female head writer ever. She also co-anchored on Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon. She currently acts on writes and produces 30 Rock, a TV show she created.
Movies: Mean Girls (2004) and Baby Mama (2008)
Why she’s great: Fey’s humor is intelligent and quirky. She writes comedy that is highly different from anyone else’s (in a good way, of course).

Carol Burnett
Bio: She was born April 26, 1933, in Texas. She made her first appearance on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon A Mattress. She also made appearances on The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. She starred in The Carol Burnett Show which ran from 1967 to 1978.
Movies: Noises Off (1992) and Annie (1982)
Why she’s great: She’s an amazing comedic actress. I’ve watched “Went With the Wind” at least ten times and she still manages

Amy Sedaris
Bio: She was born March 29, 1961, in New York. She studied improv at Second City Chicago where she met Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello. The trio created Exit 57 which was cancelled after just three seasons. She went on to star in the TV show Strangers with Candy (along with Colbert and Dinello) as Jerri Blank. She has written I Like You, co-authored WigField with Colbert and Dinello and also co-authored plays with her brother Paul Sedaris.
Movies: Elf (2003), Strangers with Candy (2005) and Snow Angels (2007)
Why she’s great: She completely transforms into whatever character she’s playing. Jerri Blank is a good example. Her humor is definitely out there and incredibly unique. That’s exactly why I admire her.