Who was the funniest female comedienne on TV and movies?

[moniss]

14. Since you included being in the movies

I'll go back to before television for Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts. I'll also go with another poster who said Gracie Allen since that covers movies and TV. Much of the Pitts and Todd work from the 1931/33 era has either been chopped up on the Tube or has been taken down. It's a shame. "The Soilers" from 1932 is a short of about 18 minutes that had me holding my sides I was laughing so hard. "Alum and Eve" is from 1932 as well as "The Bargain of the Century". Those are just a couple of the titles I've watched. All of their work together is well worth the time.