MAKERS Women in Comedy: Pretty Women

Season 2 Episode 1

About the Episode

Makers: Women in Comedy tracks the rise of women in the world of comedy, from the “dangerous” comedy of 70s sitcoms like Maude to the groundbreaking women of the 1980s American comedy club boom and building to today’s multifaceted landscape. Today, movies like Bridesmaids break box office records and the women of Saturday Night Live are often more famous than their male counterparts.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 32s

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Extras

Makers: Women Who Make America Season 2 Preview

Trailer for the upcoming season of Makers: Women Who Make America

4:34
The Women's March

In 2017, millions of women took to the streets and made their voices heard.

1:51
Solidarity

Time's Up was born out of the need to uplift the voices that are so often silenced.

2:01
The 2018 Midterm Elections

In the 2018 midterm elections, women played a bigger role than they have in any other.

2:16
Black Lives Matter

Raquel Willis on how the Black Lives Matter movement uplifts Black trans and queer lives.

2:28
Trailer | Not Done: Women Remaking America

Chart the last 5 years of the women's movement and its intersectional fight for equality.

0:30
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Veteran and Congresswoman

Tulsi Gabbard has served her country and her home state of Hawaii in Congress.

0:00
Nancy Pelosi, First Female Speaker of the House

In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.

4:33
Boston Marathon

In 1967 Kathrine Switzer ran in the Boston Marathon.

3:51
Battle of the Sexes

Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match.

3:31