Weekly Roundup: Critics, Criticism & Where Are All the Women?
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READ MOREPROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Women in Comedy
Samatha Bee hanging with the Muppets It was almost two years ago that NYWIFT members Terry Greenberg and Susan Ades came up with the idea to produce a program focusing on women in comedy. Both being “ardent comedy lovers,” shares Greenberg, they knew they wanted a fresh take on the topic so they looked to...
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