2014 Event Joan Rivers dies at age 81; the outspoken comedienne passed after complications from surgery on her vocal cords 1996 Death Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84 1995 Death Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50 1994 Death Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35 1989 Death Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42 1989 Death Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78 1987 Death Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54 1985 Death Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64 1985 Death Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89 1983 Death Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 1983 Death Mary Livingstone, Sadye Marks, Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77 1982 Death Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in New York City 1978 Death Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48 1975 Death Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81 1973 Death Constance Talmadge, U.S. comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75 1971 Birthday Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls' 1970 Death Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84 1968 Birthday Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne, Face/Off 1967 Birthday Ana Gasteyer, born in Washington, D.C., actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' television show, appeared in 'Mean Girls' film and 'Wicked' musical 1966 Birthday Kathy Griffin, Chicago, comedienne, Vicki Groener-Suddenly Susan 1966 Death Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 1965 Birthday Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne, Saturday Night Live 1965 Death Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42 1964 Birthday Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs 1963 Birthday Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1962 Birthday Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie 1962 Birthday Ria Coyne, Scranton Penn, comedienne, Betsy-Batman Forever 1961 Death Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian pilot, dies 1961 Death Marian Jordan, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee and Molly), dies at 62 1961 Birthday Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll 1959 Birthday Paula Poundstone, comedienne, Emmy Awards 1959 Death Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies 1959 Birthday Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1958 Birthday Julie Brown, born in Van Nuys, California, singer, comedienne, screenwriter, appeared in 'Earth Girls are Easy', songs include, 'The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun' 1958 Birthday Lea DeLaria, born in Belleville, Illinois, actress, jazz musician, comedienne, prominent lesbian stand-up comic, known for her raunchy persona 1958 Birthday Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1957 Birthday Jan Hooks, born in Decatur, Georgia, comedienne actress, SNL, Designing Women 1955 Birthday Cathy Ladman, comedienne, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1955 Birthday Rita Rudner, comedienne, Funny People 1954 Birthday Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise 1954 Birthday Catherine O'Hara, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedienne, Beetlejuice, SCTV 1952 Birthday Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court 1952 Birthday Elayne Boosler, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne, Broadway Baby, Party of One 1952 Birthday Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1952 Birthday Laraine Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, comedienne and actress on Saturday Night Live 1950 Birthday Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1949 Birthday Judy Tenuda, comedienne, Spotlight Cafe 1948 Birthday Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1946 Birthday Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show 1946 Birthday Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln 1944 Birthday Marilyn Michaels, comedienne, ABC Comedy Hour 1942 Birthday Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In 1939 Birthday Lily Tomlin, born in Detroit, comedienne/actress, 9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me 1939 Birthday Judy Carne, born in Northhampton, England, comedienne, Laugh-in, Fair Exchange 1939 Birthday Judy Carne, comedienne, Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop 1937 Birthday Jo Anne Worley, born in Lowell, Indiana, comedienne, Laugh-in 1937 Birthday Anna Dawson, British comedienne, Violet-Keeping Up Appearances 1936 Birthday Ruth Buzzi, Westerly, Rhode Island, comedienne, Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl 1935 Birthday Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show 1933 Birthday Dawn French, actress/comedienne, Supergrass 1933 Birthday Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq 1932 Birthday Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show 1932 Birthday Elaine May, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf 1927 Birthday Pat Carroll, Shrevport, Louisiana, comedienne/actress, Make Room for Daddy 1926 Birthday Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law 1925 Birthday Rose Marie, actress/comedienne, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show 1924 Birthday Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist 1922 Birthday Judy Holliday, born in New York City, comedienne/actress, Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib 1920 Birthday Selma Diamond, London Ontario, comedienne, Selma-Night Court 1917 Birthday Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number 1916 Birthday Judy Canova, born in Jacksonville, Florida, comedienne/actress, Cannonball 1915 Birthday Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1913 Birthday Alice Pearce, New York City, comedienne/actress, Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched 1911 Birthday Lucille Ball, born in Jamestown, New York, comedienne/actress, I Love Lucy, Mame 1908 Birthday Imogene Coca, Philadelphia, comedienne, Your Show of Shows, Grindl 1906 Birthday Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show 1901 Birthday Lily Bouwmeester, Dutch actress/comedienne, Pygmalion 1899 Birthday Winnie Lightner, Greenport, New York, comedienne, Sit Tight, Side Show 1898 Birthday Constance Talmadge, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne/actress, Intolerance 1898 Birthday Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly 1895 Birthday Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress 1894 Birthday Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey 1894 Birthday Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born in Brevard, South Carolina, comedienne, Merv Griffin Show 1891 Birthday Fanny Brice, born in New York City, singing comedienne, Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks 1891 Birthday Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time 1880 Birthday Mary Boland, Philadelphia, U.S., comedienne/actress, Ruggles of Red Gap 1877 Birthday Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian female pilot 1862 Birthday May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town
