Why We Laugh: Funny Women：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Bernard Gourley

Writing Credits

Quincy Newell
(story concept): Bambi Haggins
(written by)

Cast

Joan Rivers
Self: Kim Wayans
Self: Tig Notaro
Self: Whoopi Goldberg
Self: Janeane Garofalo
Self: Sheryl Underwood
Self: Kathy Griffin
Self: Lily Tomlin
Self: Aisha Tyler
Self: Judy Tenuta
Self: Rita Rudner
Self: Natasha Leggero
Self: Brett Butler
Self: Judy Gold
Self: Wendy Liebman
Self: Holland Taylor
Self: Kathleen Madigan
Self: Jane Leeves
Self: Helen Hong
Self: Kiki Melendez
Self: Robin Schiff
Self: Paula Poundstone
Self: Amy Hill
Self: Sandra Bernhard
Self: Kym Whitley
Self: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Self: Merrill Markoe
Self: Jenny Yang
Self: Kathy Najimy
Self

Produced by

Spencer Averick
co-producer: Candice Wilson Cherry
associate producer (as Candice Wilson): Jeff Clanagan
executive producer: Sheila Ducksworth
producer (as Sheila Duckworth): Quincy Newell
producer: Joan Rivers
executive producer

Music by

Lev Berlak
(original score music): Louis Paisley Hinton
(original score music)

Cinematography by

Kobi Zaig-Mendez
director of photography (as Kobi Zaig)

Editing by

Spencer Averick
(edited by)

Makeup Department

Rasheeda Ameera
makeup artist: Cheryl Augustine
makeup artist: Dahlia DaCosta
makeup artist: Marianna Elias
makeup artist / personal makeup artist: Lily Tomlin: Adele Fass
makeup artist: Joe Hubrich
makeup artist: Stephanie Kilmer
makeup artist: Alexandra Kwiatkowski
make-up and hair: Rhea Luyando
make-up and hair: Ashlee Mullen
make-up and hair / makeup artist: Raymond Rosario
hair stylist: Marlene D. Williams
makeup artist (as Marlene Williams)

Art Department

Curvel Baptiste
set dresser

Sound Department

Lev Berlak
sound designer / sound mixer: Simon Hayes
sound recordist: Richard Serrel
sound supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Brent Dilger
gaffer: Michael Kerr
gaffer: Jesse Newton
gaffer: Ernesto Prado
production assistant: Scott Robinson
second assistant camera: Moses Sakaguchi
production assistant: Stephan Small
production assistant: Tal Unreich
camera operator: Rachel Watrous
gaffer: Ron Widerberg
first assistant camera

Editorial Department

Kenny Christie
assistant to editor: Kelly Furey
transcriber: Shahriar Rahman
colorist: Shawn Marcus Taylor
associate editor

Music Department

Lev Berlak
music coordinator / music editor: Ten-Six Music: Charlie Guidry
assistant engineer: Anthony Hernandez
1st engineer: Louis Paisley Hinton
music supervisor

Thanks

Geobert Abboud
special thanks: Cindy Ambers
special thanks: Liza Anderson
special thanks: Dennis Angel
special thanks: Ian Arougheti
special thanks: Steve Beeks
special thanks: Alison Belter
special thanks: Kyle Benn
special thanks: Martin Bergman
special thanks: Jane Berliner
special thanks: Brittany Brody
special thanks: Bonnie Burns
special thanks: Lisa Caltres
special thanks: Geoff Cheddy
special thanks: Jean Chi
special thanks: Paul Cilione
special thanks: Marc Danon
special thanks: Ron Dolecki
special thanks: Cecily Feng
special thanks: Richard Fisher
special thanks: Richard Foos
special thanks: Karen Forman
special thanks: Barb Frederick
special thanks: Gary Garfinkel
thanks: Bob Gersh
special thanks: Adam Ginivisian
special thanks: Steven Greener
special thanks: Deanna Harris
special thanks: Peggy Harris
special thanks: Dianne Houston
special thanks: Jerry Howard
special thanks: Chloe Ifshin
special thanks: Rodney Isaac
special thanks: Dana Jacques
special thanks: Judy Katz
special thanks: Eric Kim
special thanks: Sunny Kim
special thanks: Kristine Klimczak
special thanks: Kirsten Krieg
special thanks: Adrian Kulzicz
special thanks: Davis Le
special thanks: Heather Lehman
special thanks: Tom Leonardis
special thanks: Steve Levine
special thanks: Avi Lipski
special thanks: Molly Madden
special thanks: Yulia Mahktin
special thanks: Patty Marx
special thanks: Jamie Masada
special thanks: Anne Kennedy McGuire
special thanks: Gordon McNee
special thanks: Gregg Miller
special thanks: Lauren Miller
special thanks: Victoria Miller
special thanks: Jen Moen
special thanks: Scott Monte
special thanks: Chad Moore
special thanks: Linda Morel
special thanks (as Linda Bracero-Morel): Lexa Morris
special thanks: Janice Mowery
special thanks: The Newell Family
special thanks: Mike O'Brien
special thanks: Shahrook Oomer
special thanks: Jim Packer
special thanks: Nikki Parisi
special thanks: Chandrea Patterson
special thanks: Kat Perry
special thanks: Whitney Peterson
special thanks: Jocelyn Pickett
special thanks: Ritchie G. Piert Sr.
special thanks (as Ritchie Piert Sr.): Deanna Plascencia
special thanks: Kayla Pressman
special thanks: Dave Rath
special thanks: Tiffany Rinehart
special thanks: Ian Roumain
special thanks: Ron Schwartz
special thanks: Hunter Seidman
special thanks: Marc Shamlin
special thanks: Madeleine Smithberg
special thanks: David Snyder
special thanks: Jackie Stander
special thanks: Lawrence Szabo
special thanks: Larry A. Thompson
special thanks (as Larry Thompson): Erica Tuchman
special thanks: Larry Turner
special thanks: Ashley Villa
special thanks: Kara Welker
special thanks: Lindsay Whitaker
special thanks: Ashley Wyzan
special thanks: Lubia Zapata
special thanks