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Saturday Night Live hires like Kate McKinnon cast in and Punkie Johnson cast in made headlines as the first openly lesbian and first female Black lesbian cast members, female. Yet, many viewers might not realize that Denny Dillon and Danitra Vancewho were on SNL in the s, were the earliest known queer women on the show.

They and other queer women who have gone largely unrecognized helped pave the way for some of the most prolific comedians throughout history. Although her relationships with women were not known to the public, gay were no secret among people who knew Mabley personally. Tomlin made her film debut in the movie Nashvillefor which she earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.

Since then, Tomlin has worked steadily in films, television and plays. The comedy series "Grace and Frankie" launched inteaming her up with Jane Fonda, one of her co-stars from the comedy 9 to 5. Tomlin began dating her current wife and collaboratorJane Wagner, in the s. Tomlin and Wagner married each other in California inthe year the state permanently legalized same-sex marriage.

Comedian Paula Pell has performed in movies and TV shows, but is best known for her writing behind the camera. Since then, Pell has continued to write for movies and TV shows but has also begun to comedian more in front of the camera. In the movie Wine CountryPell drew on her own experiences to play a divorced lesbian trying to date again.

Wanda Sykes started doing stand-up in and moved to New York City in to pursue a comedian in comedy. Inshe co-hosted the Academy Awards. Sykes married her wife, Alex Niedbalski, in California in Shortly after, Proposition 8 made same-sex marriage illegal again in the state. Patti Harrison gay her comedy career doing improv and stand-up.

Starting inthe transgender comedian gave standout performances on the show "Shrill" and the absurdist sketch comedy "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson," and became a writer on the show "Big Mouth.

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