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12. Thank you for that...I always thought lucy was the funniest , most entertaining female entertainer

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:20 AM

Dec 2022

of all time.

When you watch her tv shows and then her movies (The Long Long Trailer) , and many others...she had one of the most brilliant ideas of what would make the audience laugh. Lucy and her producers were beyond anyone else in TV & movies at the time.

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Who was the funniest female comedienne on TV and movies? [View all] Enter stage left Dec 2022 OP

Lily Tomlin cbabe Dec 2022 #1

Rose Marie in The Dick Van Dyke Show. cachukis Dec 2022 #2

Samantha Bee, Leslie Jones, Tina Fey, to name a few. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #3

I want to vote for Lucille Ball and easily could, but bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #4

Gracie Allen. House of Roberts Dec 2022 #5

Madeline Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore bluedigger Dec 2022 #6

There were and are so many wonderful female comedians... Enter stage left Dec 2022 #7

Oh, they recognize it, and it terrifies them! niyad Dec 2022 #10

About Lucy Ball. Lucy's production team & money were responsible for "Star Trek" the Original Series Stuart G Dec 2022 #8

Thank you for that...I always thought lucy was the funniest , most entertaining female entertainer Enter stage left Dec 2022 #12

Other. SergeStorms Dec 2022 #9

LiIly Tomlin, Tina Fey wnylib Dec 2022 #11

Gotta go with Amy Poehler... SKKY Dec 2022 #13

Since you included being in the movies moniss Dec 2022 #14