If there is one thing most of us have in common it’s that we love a good laugh.  I am a massive fan of stand up, I have seen the likes of Eddie Izzard and Deirdre O’Kane live a few times as well as having the pleasure of being at one of Julian Clary‘s unforgettable shows.  So I have put together a list of my favourite lesbian stand up comedians for you.  They are mainly American so if anyone knows of Europeans who fit the bill I’d love to hear from you.  Please comment if I am missing any of your favourites

Ellen Degeneres

I’m afraid I have to start with the most obvious one.  She may be better known to some for her talk show, sitcoms or even American Idol but our first lady started out treading the boards as a stand up.  I have a few of her DVDs and no matter now many times I watch them I still laugh out loud.

I have to say something gay, otherwise people might…say, ‘She didn’t do anything gay. She’s not our leader. What happened to our leader?’

For me it’s her delivery that is so funny.  You can repeat her jokes all you want but it’s how she says what she says that is so hilarious.

Suzanne Westenhoefer

Suzanne Westenhoefer is one of my favourite stand ups and I would absolutely love to see her live show.  It would almost be worth going on one of those Olivia cruises to see her.  Suzanne was doing her thing before most of her piers and her experience shows, I have had to pause her DVDs so I can stop the pain in my stomach from laughing.  If there is one name on my list that you just have to look up it’s Suzanne – comedic genius!

Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho is multi talented, she has a very successful blog, has written a book, has a clothing line and also started up Love, is Love is Love, a website promoting the legalization of gay marriage in the US.  Her stand up deals with LGBTQ issues and is quite political in its nature, it’s also hilarious.  Cho was so anti-Bush that one of her shows in Texas was even threatened with pickets!  She can be so controversial that once a human rights groups dis-invited her to speak!  You can catch her on The Cho Show on Vh1.

Marga Gomez

Another one of my favourites.  This New Yorker got her break in San Fransisco doing stand up in the clubs and now tours the country with her show.  I just couldn’t decide which of her clips is my favourite so I am posting two

Liz Feldman

Liz Feldman is one of those people you’d love to go for a pint with cause you know you’d never stop laughing.  I get the impression that being funny is just who she is, rather than what she does.  Her vlog on AfterEllen, entitled ‘This Just Out’, was wonderful and when The Ellen Degeneres Show won it’s Emmy for writing, Liz was on the team.  You can’t get better credentials than that now can you?

Here is a clip from when she interviewed The L Word‘s Erin Daniels

Elvira Kurt

Elvira has done many TV appearances including hosting PopCultered on the Canadian Comedy Network.  Her comedy brings in her Hungarian Jewish heritage, her displeasure at aging as well as complaining about celebrities.  She also decided to coin a phrase to describe women who are neither butch not femme, she went with “fellagirly”.

She appears on radio and TV regularly including a weekly spot on Q, where she does a “Cultural Hall of Shame” segment.

Wanda Sykes

Wanda is not only a stand-up comic but also a talented actress and Emmy winning writer.  She has her own show, The Wanda Sykes Show but you may recognise her from some appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm.  From 1991-1998 Sykes was married to record producer David Hall but in 2008 she married her partner Alex who gave birth to twins.  Her comedy is genuinly funny and she’s not afraid to speak her mind.  She also appeared in advertisements that encourage teens to stop saying things like “that’s so gay”.

Kate Clinton

Kate was one of the very first women to do stand up about being an “out lesbian”.  Clinton has been performing for almost 30 years, her work centres on the days headlines and modern family relationships as well as political commentary.

Kate has appeared on countless TV shows and even appeared on Cindi Lauper’s True Colors tour.

Vickie Shaw

Texan Vickie Shaw came out to herself in her late thirties, she was married with children and didn’t know what to do.  Well the girl done good!  She now lives with her partner and one of her children and has mad a name for herself as an amazing stand up.

I know there are many mnay more so please comment below.  You can have a look here at Laughing Matters, for DVDs and show details.

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