Category: Comedy

Born in Nairobi and raised in both Kenya and New York City, Agunda Okeyo describes herself as a Pan-African New Yorker. A writer, producer, filmmaker and activist, Agunda is the creator and force behind the monthly production of "Sisters of Comedy: at Caroline's on Broadway. It's a 'who's who' of black women in stand-up. Agunda's written about race, gender, politics, culture and film for numerous publications including Salon, The Daily Beast, Indiewire's Women and Hollywood blog. This year she produced a benefit show supporting an Equal Rights Amendment aimed at assuring gender equality and also in 2016, was named a Progressive Women's Voices Fellow with the Women's Media Center.

IN A REVIEW for BroadwayWorld.com, Roger Catlin details how We Know How You Die! grew out of an improv premise the Upright Citizens…

Actress Ilana Levine's stage, film and tv career has spanned more than 25 years. On Broadway she's best known as Lucy Van Pelt in the revival of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown." Among her film credits: "Confessions of a Shopaholic," "Kissing Jessica Stein" and the "Nanny Diaries." TV appearances include "Seinfeld," "Law and Order" and "NYPD Blue." She's now part of the podcast universe having launched "Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine." Some of her celebrity guests are recent Tony winner Reed Birney, Cynthia Nixon, John Slattery and BD Wong. Ilana's interview style is unfiltered and uniquely funny and so is this conversation.

THE LEVITY AND Justice event that took place earlier this month hosted by Kate Clinton and Judy Gold with appearances by Rosie O’Donnell and other comedians raised over $600,000 for the the lesbian superPAC, LPAC (Lesbian Political Action Committee). CWCW’s…

LESBIAN COMICS AND activists are coming together for a stand-up event about the 2016 election season. Kate Clinton will host, Levity & Justice for All, a first-of-its-kind comedy benefit for LPAC, the nation’s only lesbian…