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I really don't know why there aren't so many female comedians. Off the top of my head I think that Roseanne Barr, Carol Burnett, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Gilda Radner, Rita Rudner, Carol Leifer, Ellen DeGeneres, Elaine Boosler, and Paula Poundstone were funny when they did stand up. Margaret Cho and Janeane Garofalo are probably the most famous female stand up comedians working right now. Of all of them, I think that Lily Tomlin, Roseanne, and Whoopi Goldberg are the best.
Mike Nichols and Elaine May were a very funny comedy team. I have only seen them a few times on PBS, but they were pretty innovative for the time.
I really like Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, and Billy Crystal.
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