NFB Collection
Wisecracks
19911 h 32 min 58 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Gail Singer
Production: Gail SingerSigne JohanssonSusan CavanRina FraticelliGinny Stikeman
Co-produced by Gail Singer Films and the NFB with the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation.
A witty 90-minute documentary which explores the world of female comedians on stage and beyond. The well-measured mix of seasoned performers (Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Paula Poundstone, Deborah Theaker and many others), rare archival footage and stunning newcomers elevates stand-up comedy to new heights of wit and wisdom and tells the story of how women really do comedy.
Subject categories
- Women > Arts, Crafts and Performance
- Foreign Countries > Australia and New ZealandGreat BritainUnited States
- Theater > Portraits
Credits
- director
- Gail Singer
- producer
- Gail Singer
- Signe Johansson
- executive producer
- Susan Cavan
- Rina Fraticelli
- Ginny Stikeman
- cinematography
- Zoe Dirse
- Robert Fresco
- sound
- Aerlyn Weissman
- editing
- Gordon McClellan
- sound editing
- Jackie Newell
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Shelley Craig
- music
- Maribeth Solomon