"She Knows Y'Know She Knows Y'Know is a low budget 1962 black and white British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring comedienne Hylda Baker. The film takes its title from Hylda Baker's most famous catch-phrase. The BFI describes the film as a ""low life comedy, unfolded against an industrial town backdrop"". In the North of England in the 1950s, the lives of two very different families become entwined. The Worswicks are a working class family led by domineering mother Hylda (Hylda Baker) with husband Joe (Cyril Smith) and academically bright son Leslie (Peter Myers). Neighbours the Smallhopes are"
"and David Letterman. She is considered by many critics and journalists a pioneer of women in comedy. All authored and read by Joan Rivers, except where noted. Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with"
"Phyllis Diller Phyllis Ada Driver (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012), better known as Phyllis Diller, was an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her eccentric stage persona, her self-deprecating humor, her wild hair and clothes, and her exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was a groundbreaking stand-up comic—one of the first female comics to become a household name in the U.S. She paved the way for Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres, among others, who credit her influence. Diller had a large gay following and is considered a gay icon. She was also one of the first"
"Mae West Mary Jane ""Mae"" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades, known for her lighthearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence. West was active in vaudeville and on the stage in New York City before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress and writer in the motion picture industry, as well as appearing on radio and television. The American Film Institute named her 15th among the greatest female stars of classic American cinema. Often using a husky contralto voice,"
"She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers is a 1941 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring by Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Earl and Curtis Kenyon, based on story by Jane Allen and Harry Segall. A chorus girl, Gloria Winters, is overjoyed that wealthy young Randy Bradford is so eager to marry her, he's asked her to elope. Before they can leave, Randy is contacted by Mark Willows, who runs a Wall Street financial organization that Randy's father founded. Willows stipulates that Randy will"
"Jenna McMahon Mary Virginia Skinner (May 24, 1925 – March 2, 2015), known professionally as Jenna McMahon, was an American writer, producer, actress and comedian. She was best known for her Emmy Award-winning work as a writer on the variety/sketch comedy program ""The Carol Burnett Show"" and for co-creating the television sitcoms ""It's a Living"", ""The Facts of Life"", and ""Mama's Family"" along with her writing partner Dick Clair. McMahon was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She later moved to New York City where she studied acting under Stella Adler. As an actress, she appeared on such television shows as"
"forms. In the end, it is he and Gloria who elope. She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers is a 1941 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring by Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Earl and Curtis Kenyon, based on story by Jane Allen and Harry Segall. A chorus girl, Gloria Winters, is overjoyed that wealthy young Randy Bradford is so eager to marry her, he's asked her to elope. Before they can leave, Randy is contacted by Mark Willows, who runs a Wall Street"
"Anne Bancroft Anna Maria Louisa Italiano (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005), known professionally as Anne Bancroft, was an American actress, director, screenwriter and singer associated with the method acting school, having studied under Lee Strasberg. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film, theatre, and television. She won one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globes, two Tony Awards, and two Emmy Awards, and several other awards and nominations. After her film debut in ""Don't Bother to Knock"" (1952) and a string of supporting film roles during the 1950s, she"
"in three weeks, with a cot backstage for whenever she was not singing or talking. Jackie Hoffman Jacqueline Laura Hoffman (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress, singer, and stand-up comedian known for her one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second City comedy improv group. For her performance in the FX anthology television series ""Feud"" (2017), she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award. Hoffman won the Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago's venerable theatre award, during her eight-year tenure with the Second City troupe."
"Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. She is best known for her groundbreaking television variety show, ""The Carol Burnett Show"", originally aired on CBS. It was the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where"
"that beauty brings out the beauty in you."" Winfrey, who has no surviving biological children, described maternal feelings towards the girls at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Winfrey teaches a class at the school via satellite. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the ""Queen of All Media"","
"Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, ""The Late Show with Joan Rivers"", Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted"
"musical ""Oliver!"" (1968). Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the Chiswick Empire theatre. She had a starring role in the 1962 low-budget black-and-white British comedy film ""She Knows Y'Know"". Taking its title from her most famous catch-phrase, it is described by the BFI as a ""low life comedy, unfolded against an industrial town backdrop"". The film was restored by Blackpool resident Eurwyn Jones who negotiated use of the print, tracked down copyright holders to ensure it could be shared with fans across the world, and teamed up with Renown Pictures, who restore classic movies, putting the print through"
"Connie Sawyer Connie Sawyer (born Rosie Cohen; November 27, 1912 – January 21, 2018) was an American stage, film, and television actress, affectionately nicknamed ""The Clown Princess of Comedy"". She had over 140 film and television credits to her name, but was best known for her appearances in ""Pineapple Express, Dumb and Dumber"", and ""When Harry Met Sally..."". At the time of her death, she was the oldest working actress in Hollywood and oldest member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Connie Sawyer was born on November 27, 1912, in Pueblo, Colorado,"
"Vanessa Branch Vanessa Lynn Branch (born March 21, 1973) is an English-born American actress and model. She is best known in the United States as the Orbit Gum television commercial woman (whose catchphrase is ""Fabulous!""). Branch holds dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. She also speaks some French and Mandarin Chinese. After graduating from Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Middlebury College in 1994. She won the crown as Miss Vermont 1994 and competed in the Miss America 1995 pageant. In 1996, she began tutoring two young girls, Blair and Ana"
"99th birthday. Jean Carroll Jean Carroll (January 7, 1911 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Carroll was born as Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911 in Paris, France. She began her career as part of the comedy dance team Carroll and Howe, with her husband vaudevillian Buddy Howe, who later became her manager. She appeared on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" more than 20 times and had her own short-lived sitcom ""The Jean Carroll Show"" (also known as ""Take It from Me""), which aired for one season (1953–1954). In November 2006, she"
"Mobil Limb Show"". ""You tell 'em, luv!"" was Ethel's catchcry, a line which was quickly adopted by Federal politicians during parliamentary Question Time. Dawn Lake Dawn Alice Lake (20 January 19271 January 2006) was an Australian television comedian, singer, entertainer, and actor whose career spanned more than four decades. Bert Newton described her as ""our greatest comedienne - Australia's Lucille Ball"". She was particularly associated in show business with her husband Bobby Limb. Dawn Lake was born to a Balmain working-class family, the youngest of four children. She married entertainer Bobby Limb in 1953 and they had one daughter, Debbie,"
"whom she has one daughter, Maria Luisa ""Jaya"" Ramsey (born in 1970), before separating. Ramsey died October 8, 2015 in her sleep from a hyperglycemic attack. at the age of 83. Elizabeth Ramsey Elizabeth Indino Ramsey (December 3, 1931 – October 8, 2015) was a Filipina stand-up comedian, singer and actress. Known for her trademark Visayan-accented dialogues, which she performed in English or Tagalog, she was regarded as the country's ""Queen of Rock and Roll"" and ""Original Queen of Comedy"". She rose to fame in 1958 after winning a singing contest in ""Student Canteen"", the first noontime show on Philippine"
"Sandy Powell (comedian) Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase ""Can you hear me, mother?"". He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife), he again said it in a Coventry theatre, for the last time. Born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, now South Yorkshire, England in 1900, he attended White's school in"
"""Dr. Phil"" McGraw who called himself ""a very big fan of hers"" after her death. Joyce Brothers Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality and columnist, who wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013. In 1955, she became the only woman ever to win the top prize on the American game show ""The $64,000 Question"", answering questions on the topic of boxing, which was suggested as a stunt by the show's producers. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering"
"Jean Carroll Jean Carroll (January 7, 1911 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Carroll was born as Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911 in Paris, France. She began her career as part of the comedy dance team Carroll and Howe, with her husband vaudevillian Buddy Howe, who later became her manager. She appeared on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" more than 20 times and had her own short-lived sitcom ""The Jean Carroll Show"" (also known as ""Take It from Me""), which aired for one season (1953–1954). In November 2006, she was honored"
"Carnal Knowledge Carnal Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Jules Feiffer. It stars Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, and Candice Bergen. The story follows the sexual exploits of two Amherst College roommates over a 25-year period, from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Sandy (Art Garfunkel) is gentle and passive, while Jonathan Fuerst (Jack Nicholson) is tough and aggressive. Sandy idolizes women, Jonathan objectifies women. He frequently uses the term ""ballbuster"" to describe women as emasculating teases whose main pleasure is to deny pleasure to men; he extends this term to"
"block of Hollywood Blvd. Roseanne Barr Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and television producer. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining critical and popular acclaim in the television sitcom ""Roseanne"" (1988–1997; 2018). She won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. Barr was born into a Jewish family living in Salt Lake City, Utah. She became a standup comedian in 1980. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she began to emerge as a celebrity through her role"
"She died on 23 July 2018 at the age of 101. Helen Burns Helen Burns (22 December 1916 – 23 July 2018) was a British actress mostly known for playing comedic roles. Burns is known for her performance in the 1994 production of ""The Last Yankee at the Duke of York's"" in Brighton, England, for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award, and for her role in the British television series ""And That's the News, Goodnight"". Burns was born in December 1916 in London. She appeared in several films including: ""The Changeling"" (1980), ""Zorro, the Gay Blade"" (1981), ""If You"
"Elizabeth Ramsey Elizabeth Indino Ramsey (December 3, 1931 – October 8, 2015) was a Filipina stand-up comedian, singer and actress. Known for her trademark Visayan-accented dialogues, which she performed in English or Tagalog, she was regarded as the country's ""Queen of Rock and Roll"" and ""Original Queen of Comedy"". She rose to fame in 1958 after winning a singing contest in ""Student Canteen"", the first noontime show on Philippine television. Ramsey was the mother of Filipina recording artist Jaya. Influenced by her work in movies and musicals Ramsey would lead her own career to music singing her trademark cover of"
"Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in ""Veep"". In her announcement on Twitter, she stated: ""One in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I'm the one. The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and make universal healthcare a reality."" Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. In television comedy, she"
"Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina ""Tina"" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright. She is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ""Saturday Night Live"" (1997–2006) and for creating the acclaimed comedy series ""30 Rock"" (2006–2013) and ""Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"" (2015–present). Fey is also known for her work in film, with starring roles in ""Baby Mama"" (2008), ""Date Night"" (2010), ""Megamind"" (2010), ""Muppets Most Wanted"" (2014), ""Sisters"" (2015), and ""Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"" (2016). Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second"
"on 3 September 2015 at a hospital in Northampton. Judy Carne Joyce Audrey Botterill (27 April 1939 – 3 September 2015), known professionally as Judy Carne, was an English actress best remembered for the phrase ""Sock it to me!"" on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". Carne was born in Northampton, England. Her parents, Harold and Kathy, were greengrocers in Kingsthorpe. She made her first British television appearances on the series ""Danger Man"" (1961) and episodes of ""The Rag Trade"" (also 1961), a BBC sitcom. She moved to the US not long afterwards. Her first regular role was in the sitcom ""Fair"
"Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. In television comedy, she is known for her work in ""Saturday Night Live"" (1982–1985), ""Seinfeld"" (1989–1998), ""The New Adventures of Old Christine"" (2006–2010), and ""Veep"" (2012–present). She is one of the most awarded actors in American television history, winning more Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer (eight of the Emmy awards were for acting, tying Cloris Leachman for the most acting Primetime Emmy wins; she has also received three Emmy Awards for producing). Louis-Dreyfus broke into"
"her comedic persona—an unkempt wig, wrist-length gloves, cloth-covered ankle boots, and a bejeweled cigarette holder. Phyillis Diller is referenced on Glee, Season 5, episode 6 when Sue Sylvester, played by Jane Lynch, as the single ""show business legend(s) born and bred right here in Lima."" Phyllis Diller Phyllis Ada Driver (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012), better known as Phyllis Diller, was an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her eccentric stage persona, her self-deprecating humor, her wild hair and clothes, and her exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was a groundbreaking stand-up comic—one of the first female comics"
"Barbara Woodhouse Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse (née Blackburn; 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland – 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England) was a dog trainer, author, horse trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series ""Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way"" made her a household name in the UK. Among her catch-phrases were ""walkies"" and ""sit!"", the latter parodied in the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy"". She was also known for her ""no bad dogs"" philosophy. Barbara Blackburn was born 9 May 1910 in Rathfarnham, Ireland to an Irish family and grew up in Dublin. When her schoolmaster father died in 1919, her"
"a tool to increase their coolness (others) and some using comedy as a tool for clowning around (her). By staying within the clowning realm of comedy, she achieved a cult following. Amy Schumer is a female comedian from the United States, and was the highest paid entertainer in her field in 2016. She has been one of the most successful female comedians of all time, appealing to a wide audience of both men and women. Schumer is most well-known for her movie ""Trainwreck"" (2015) and her Comedy Central show, ""Inside Amy Schumer."" In 2015, she was named one of Time"
"Joyce Brothers Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality and columnist, who wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013. In 1955, she became the only woman ever to win the top prize on the American game show ""The $64,000 Question"", answering questions on the topic of boxing, which was suggested as a stunt by the show's producers. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering the field. She wrote a column for ""Good Housekeeping"" for almost forty years and became,"