Photos: Groundbreaking women in American comedy Joan Rivers – To be a pioneer, you have to be willing to go where others haven't, or simply won't. Hide Caption 3 of 26Photos: Groundbreaking women in American comedy Elaine May – Before "Saturday Night Live," there was the comedic duo Nichols & May. Hide Caption 11 of 26Photos: Groundbreaking women in American comedy Lily Tomlin – Lily Tomlin's status as a comedic legend hasn't budged a bit. In 2009, she became the first openly gay comedian and the first African American woman to host the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Hide Caption 14 of 26Photos: Groundbreaking women in American comedy Whoopi Goldberg – Native New Yorker Whoopi Goldberg got her start on the opposite coast.

Source: CNN November 04, 2019 13:52 UTC