Lesbian and bisexual characters
in comedies or stand-up comedy

EL FAVOR (The Favor)
2004 - Not Rated - Spanish with subtitles
Comedy from Argentina. A lesbian couple tries to get Mora's brother to sleep with Roberta to make her pregnant.

THE ELLEN SHOW
2001 - Season 1
Out lesbian Ellen Richmond (Ellen DeGeneres) moves back to her home town and works as a guidance couselor in her old high school.

EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES
1994 - Rated R
Uma Thurman plays Sissy, who was born with abnormally large thumbs, perfect for hitchhiking (and other things). She finds her way to a lesbian ranch.

FISH WITHOUT A BICYCLE
2003 - Rated R
Jules learns to live her life without depending on a man. Loyal friend Vicki is in love with her, but it is unrequited.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
2006 - Rated PG-13
Comedy about the entertainment business, including two central lesbian characters.

FRENCH TWIST (Gazon maudit)
1995 - Rated R - French with subtitles
A butch dyke helps a beautiful straight housewife and then makes love to her, causing the cheating husband to be pushed aside. Stars Victoria Abril.

GLADIATOR EROTICUS
2001 - Not Rated
Lesbian erotic parody of Gladiator. Slapstick spoof, interrupted by women making out on the battlefield.

GRAY MATTERS
2006 - Rated PG-13
Gray and her brother Sam both fall in love with the same woman.

HALF BAKED
1998 - Rated R
Stupid comedy about potheads smoking and selling marijuana. They hire a woman to help sell, and she is a lesbian.

HAPPY ENDINGS
2005 - Rated R
Intertwines the stories of ten different characters and their loves. A gay couple believes that their lesbian friends secretly conceived with their sperm.

HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND
2001 - Not Rated
Follows an Austrailan man through different group living situations. He is in competition with another woman for his girlfriend's affections.

HEAD OVER HEELS
2001 - Rated PG-13
Straight romantic comedy about a woman who lives with four roommates who are models. Her co-worker is a lesbian with a thing for beautiful women.

HE'S A WOMAN, SHE'S A MAN (Gum gee yuk yip)
1994 - Not Rated - Chinese with subtitles
Gender bending comedy in which a young singer passes as a man and attracts the romantic attention of other women.

HOMO HEIGHTS
1998 - Not Rated
Campy drag queen movie starring Quentin Crisp and Lea DeLaria. Their town is controlled by the gay mafia.

THE HOT CHICK
2002 - Rated PG-13
A pair of magical earrings cause a rich high school girl to change bodies with a man (Rob Schneider).

I'M THE ONE THAT I WANT
2000 - Not Rated
One of Margaret Cho's funniest and most touching concert films.

IT'S IN THE WATER
1997 - Not Rated
Alex and Grace fall in love in Azalea Springs, a town in an uproar with a rumor that the water causes people to become gay.

ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE
2007 - Not Rated
A coming of age comedy about a young woman who finds her voice in radical feminist politics.

JIMINY GLICK IN LALAWOOD
2004 - Rated R
Jiminy Glick reviews films at the Toronto film festival. A lead actress' daughter is sleeping with a lesbian played by Janeane Garofalo.

JUST ONE TIME
1999 - Rated R
A straight man is really into the idea of a threesome - until his girlfriend surprises him. She chooses a "real lesbian," rather than a straight fantasy woman.

KICKING AND SCREAMING
2005 - Rated PG
Father and son coach rival soccer teams. One of the kids has lesbian parents who come to every game.

KISSING JESSICA STEIN
2001 - Rated R
A straight New York journalist decides to respond to a woman-seeking-woman personals ad. She and a bisexual artist work on a relationship.

LAUGHING MATTERS
2004 - Not Rated
Celebrates out lesbian comics Kate Clinton, Karen Williams, Marga Gómez and Suzanne Westenhoefer, pioneers on stage in the 1980s and 90s.

LAUGHING MATTERS...MORE!
2006 - Not Rated
Celebrates out lesbian comics Vicki Shaw, Renee Hicks, Sabrina Matthews and Elvira Kurt, favorites on Comedy Central and Logo.

LITTLE CITY
1998 - Rated R
A San Francisco romantic comedy with several straight couples and a woman who leaves her boyfriend for another woman.

LUSTER
2002 - Not Rated
Follows a gay man through his crushes and friendships. He has been lusting after his cousin Jed, but Jed sleeps with a lesbian co-worker.