Working as a writer’s assistant at age 21, Edebiri shocked her coworker by revealing she’d never seen the fire drill scene, known as one of the most iconic cold opens in television. Her answer involves a classic scene from “The Office” where Dwight stages an elaborate fire drill and panic ensues.Įdebiri didn’t watch “The Office” growing up. Ayo Edebiri, a contributor who voices Missy on Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” answered a prompt that asked for the story behind the hardest she’s ever laughed. Throughout the book, comics respond to prompts.

And I hope this book shows people like, oh my God, you could hire all of these women to make your TV and movies and everything.” “Clearly we should be making room for way more. “Funny women have always been my favorite thing in the world,” she says. She started asking her friends about their favorite women in comedy and then weaved a web of talented writers. Solomon, a self-described “big dork with no friends,” says she doesn’t know all 150 women featured in the book personally. “I mean, I still have a bit of a shrine to her on my bookshelf.” I grew up obsessed with her,” the producer for HBO’s “Barry” and “Silicon Valley” says. Gilda Radner, one of the original “Saturday Night Live” cast members known for her loudmouth reporter character Roseanne Roseannadanna on “Weekend Update,” contributed to “Titters.” A “hilarious Jewish woman from the Midwest,” Radner’s over-the-top roles never masked her sweetness and vulnerability, Solomon says. To fulfill this long-held ambition, Solomon edited ' Notes from the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-Grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy,” which comes out this week. Click here for that audio.Īmy Solomon says she’s always dreamed of recreating a 1976 book called “Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women” - the only work of its kind for decades. This segment was rebroadcast on Thursday, July 15. (Photo by Jenni Walkowiak / Courtesy) This article is more than 2 years old.

Titters by Deanne Stillman