http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/interviews/female-comedians-funny-actresses?click=main_sr
http://www.amazon.com/Look-Whos-Laugh-Gender-Studies/dp/2881246451
http://books.google.com/books?id=D9TBK-nmia4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=gender+comedy&source=bl&ots=tVbcZACwLl&sig=M93YVKeTDWIv6FMQpEO-BuZ_PTI&hl=en&ei=KnuKTP2dOJK4sAPJ_9mLBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CEIQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=23854
Another source you may want to check out is Henri Bergson's classic essay on comedy, "Laughter." It's available in the Seattle Public Library, and may also be found other places.
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