“Although there’s never been a great time to be a female comedian, fewer women are breaking through to stand-up’s top ranks. Most every comic deals with aspects of the job such as constant travel, working nights in boozy joints, nonexistent job security, wildly variable pay and isolation from friends and family. But for female comics, there’s also the facet of being in a culture — and a business — that’s uneasy with the idea of a woman generating laughter.”