Funny Women of a Certain Age

"If I had to choose between ageism or sexism, I'd take a pat on the behind any day, since that meant someone noticed me.” - Carole Montgomery creator of Funny Women of A Certain Age®

What began as a way to work with her friends has exploded on the comedy scene. When Carole (a veteran of the stand-up scene for over 40 years) started, you would never see two female comics on the same show. Fast forward to today’s comedy scene and nothing has changed, even though there are way more women in comedy. Funny Women or WOACA was created to give older women comics a chance to be seen and heard. Frustrated with how women are portrayed on television once they hit 50, Carole decided to do something about it. She’s fighting ageism AND sexism one joke at a time. The women who appear in WOACA are all funny, vibrant and brilliant, they just happen to be of a certain age. These women paved the way for the female comics you see today. Funny Women of A Certain Age was Showtime's highest rated comedy special of 2019 and made television history as the first special to feature 6 female comics over the age of 50.

It also has an inspirational message to audience members who get to see women, when reaching “a certain age”, show that they are NOT slowing down.