Herlarious: Celebrating Women in Comedy

Herlarious celebrates that extraordinarry story. Featuring familiar favourites and forgotten pioneers – from Marie Lloyd, Mae West and Lucille Ball to Hattie Jacques, Victoria Wood, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Dame Meera Syal and the comedians of today – Gemma Ross explores not only who made us laugh, but what their humour reveals about the changing lives of women in a story that stretches across Britain and America and spans more than three centuries of change.

Funny, fascinating and packed with extraordinary stories, Herlarious is a social history told through laughter – showcasing the women who challenged expectations, broke down barriers and changed comedy forever.