Who was the funniest female comedienne on TV and movies?

SNL: Edith Ann
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Smart, dry wit, humane

Definitely not Goldie Hawn; she's just annoying.

I loved Gilda Radner. She always made me laugh on Saturday Night Live.

Carol Burnett comes in a very close second.

There's been a lot of them.

I wonder why repressive governments don't recognize the intelligence of our beloved women, sisters, wives, daughters, aunts, cousins, and ANYONE who identifies as female.

I LOVE my female relatives and loved ones. I will defend you with all the power i have!

Desilu produced it originally!....and Lucy decided to produce it. That was Lucy's decision!....

You didn't know that did you?....Look it up if you doubt it...................and
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She was incredibly funny in .. "I Love Lucy" ............one other fact you didn't know....

Every episode of I Love Lucy was shot in front of a live audience of 300 ticketed viewers, often tourists visiting Hollywood from around the country. Before each taping, Desi Arnaz acted as emcee, introducing the cast to the audience and warming the crowd up for the show.

...........So, the laughter was real laughter........... NOT a sound tape of laughter

of all time.

When you watch her tv shows and then her movies (The Long Long Trailer) , and many others...she had one of the most brilliant ideas of what would make the audience laugh. Lucy and her producers were beyond anyone else in TV & movies at the time.

Gracie Allan. George Burns would have been nothing without her.

...But, that's JMHO

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.