Product Details

• Actors: JoAnne Astrow, Joy Behar, Maria Callous, Dreenagh Darrell, Ellen DeGeneres
• Directors: Gail Singer
• Producers: Gail Singer, Ginny Stikeman, Rina Fraticelli, Signe Johansson, Susan Cavan
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Monarch Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 18, 1997
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302886406
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,950 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Primer for Anyone Interested in Female Comics, December 11, 2000

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D'Anne Witkowski (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wise Cracks [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have seen this video several times and each time I like it even more. As a young female comic just starting out in the business, this tape has been an invaluable resource for me, not to mention highly entertaining. If you're looking for just another tape of stand-up then this isn't it. However, if you're interested in learning about female comics and looking at this male-dominated field from a female perspective, then I highly recommend Wise Cracks. It's several years old, but still very relevant. Some of the comics are professionals, many of whom have gained even more fame since the release of this film. Other comics are amateur, but all of them represent the very real world of women in comedy, from all levels of talent. Watch for the thinly veiled reference made by a pre-out Ellen regarding her sexual orientation. All this and more! Wise Cracks is a dumb title, but it's worth watching.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This isnt just stand-up, August 24, 2000

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"lrhnancy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wise Cracks [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I didnt like this tape at all.Most of these comedians i really like & i thought i would enjoy this tape.It shows a couple minutes at most of each ones stand up routine.Its more of a back stage interview with each comic.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Review of Female Comedians from Yesteryear, April 4, 2005

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Victor R. Wahby "Here Comes Burt" (Fanwood, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisecracks (DVD)

This was a real disappointment. No routine lasts more than a few minutes. Lots of interviews. Old humor (Lucy in the grape crushing vat, again). It's more about female comedians trying to make it in stand-up and their struggles, (which is what is discussed in the interviews), than great performances.