Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/239

 Comedians, Comics and other Performers | August 2022 August:

2022 global initiatives:

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 Welcome!

In August 2022 Women in Red is focusing on women performers, with special emphasis on comedians. This stems from our collaboration with Wikimedia UK and the UK branch of CARE International in the hope that we can [https://www.careinternational.org.uk/stories/care-changing-story-making-women-equally-represented-and-valued#:~:text=This%20year%20CARE%20International%20UK,voices%20and%20celebrating%20women's%20accomplishments. address areas of common interest] over the next few months. The redlinks below show there is considerable scope for covering comedians, an important new target for us. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about women in various countries, as well as their achievements, works, organizations, and awards. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate.

You are of course also welcome to add articles on any other notable women, for example under our #1day1woman priority.

The main goals of the event are:
 * to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
 * to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
 * to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media

What else?
 * Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create this month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
 * This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
 * If you share any of the articles or images on social media, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

 Thank you!

Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created)
We have red-link lists on women from relevant fields and countries, which can be found in the WiR Redlink index. A selection of those which might be most useful for this priority is listed below. However do feel free to find your own but beware of notability (means "significant roles in notable films, TV, stage performances... or unique... contributions to entertainment"). Good idea to ask an existing Wikipedian (on-line?) to check this before you invest time in creating a new article that may not be published.

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Wikidata-based redlist

 *  Comedians 

Possibly notable?

 * Over 1,500 Edinburgh Festival comedy acts in alphabetic order including Abby Wambaugh (& Bronwyn Sweeney), Abigail Rolling, Abigail's 3rd Birthday Party, Abigail's Party, Ada Campe, Adele Cliff, Ali Brice✅, Ali Hancock, Ali Woods, Alice Brine, Alice Cockayne, Alice Fraser Australian ✅ etc
 * Shelf (duo) - comedy duo Q113203760 at Edinburgh in 2022 ref ref2
 * Helen Bauer - Beyond the Joke coverage: 1, 2; hosts the Daddy Look at Me podcast with Rosie Jones
 * Erica Ehler Q113360913 Canada born
 * Ania Magliano (Q113203917) ref
 * Debbie Hannan director of dark comedy ref
 * Alice India - finalist in the 2Northdown New Act Competition;
 * Julia Masli Guardian choice
 * Clementine Bogg-Hargroves ref comedian
 * Sasha Ellen ref comedian
 * Clare Bartholomew ref half of a comedy duo
 * Ruby Carr ref comedy and AI
 * Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes ref aka Sikisa
 * Louisa Keight - finalist in the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award; interview
 * Mary O'Connell (comedian) - runner up in the 2020 Funny Women Awards; part of the BBC's Creator Residents programme in 2021
 * Morgann Runacre-Temple ref Morgann Runacre-Temple and Jessica Wright are ballet choreographers
 * Esther Manito ref ref
 * Sarah Keyworth has no picture ref
 * Arielle Souma - shortlisted for the 2021 Leicester Mercury Award

Notable - probably?

 * Gbemisola Ikumelo all over Wikipedia but no article✅
 * Uma Nada-Rajah ref playwright for Scottish National Theatre
 * Izzy Askwith - winner of the 2020 Funny Women ref
 * Sian Davies - winner of the Best Debut Show in 2020 at Leicester Comedy Festival, coverage in Entertainment Focus; runner-up in 2019 Funny Women
 * Charlie Dinkin - co-created Seancecast 1, 2, 3
 * Sasha Ellen - nominated for Best New Show at the 2022 Leicester Comedy Festival; interview in Funny Women; coverage in Deadline News; coverage in Broadway World
 * Nina Gilligan - winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021
 * Jordan Gray (comedian) - transgender comedian ref (Q113364285); ITV sitcom and Radio 4 series commissioned
 * Janine Harouni - winner of the 2019 BBC New Comedy Award
 * Rosie Holt needs improving, a pic? ref
 * Jen Ives
 * Eleanor Morton (comedian) - 1, 2, 3, 4
 * Chloe Petts - founder of The LOL Word; Guardian interview; review; runner-up in 2017-18 Funny Women
 * Katie Pritchard - winner of the Musical Comedy Awards 2019, coverage of show in the British Comedy Guide
 * Lara Ricote mentioned on Wiki already ref; winner of the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award
 * Susan Riddell - runner up in 2017-18 Funny Women; interview in The Scotsman
 * Heidi Regan - winner of So You Think You're Funny in 2016; winner of the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award
 * Lazy Susan (double act) - double act; winner of the 2019 Chortle Award for Character, improv and sketch award; Chortle coverage, Chortle review, Guardian coverage
 * Yolanda Mercy Nigerian writer actor has no photo 
 * Amina Khayyam Bangladeshi-born British dancer, has no pic
 * Brodi Snook - winner of the 2020 Chortle Award for Best Newcomer Guardian review, Chortle review

C and D is our alphabet run this month
Running concurrently to this is the Alphabet Run | C to D writing contest. Please feel free to list relevant creations in both places! Some suggestions below (or sort other redlists into alphabetic order)
 * Celya AB ref French Algerian living in the UK - mentioned on wiki
 * Caitlin Cook ref: comedian The Writing on the Stall
 * Caroline McEvoy Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy (and Arab comic Farah Sharp)
 * Casey Balsham ref: Inconceivable
 * Catherine Cohen has no picture and is in Edinburgh
 * Catherine Bohart has no picture and is in Edinburgh
 * Dalia Malek ref comedian
 * Dana Alexander Canadian comedian ref
 * Danielle Walker (comedian) ref Melbourne award winner
 * Daphna Baram ref and in the Guardian

P.S.

 * For those listed in the Dictionary of Women Worldwide, some corresponding entries may be found at Encyclopedia.com or, for access to all, by signing up for the Wikipedia Library's free bundle and then using this search option.
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Participants

 * Victuallers (talk) 10:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Penny Richards (talk) 17:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Rosiestep (talk) 22:12, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ipigott (talk) 06:01, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Pam D  23:21, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Richard Nevell (talk) 17:10, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 17:06, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Lajmmoore (talk) 17:51, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Promote our work
Key:
 * Add FB after the article if you mention it on Facebook
 * Add PIN after the article if you pin the image on Pinterest
 * Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter
 * Add IG after the article if you post it on Instagram

New or upgraded articles
Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new


 * 1) 🇫🇷🇲🇽 Miirrha Alhambra -add img, infobox, PIN
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Lourett Russell Grant - image added
 * 3) 🇨🇦🇧🇪 Tanja Jacobs
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Claudia Carlstedt - PIN
 * 5) 🇧🇫 Philomaine Nanema
 * 6) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Agnes Duncan - PIN
 * 7) Nicola Benedetti image added, PIN
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Geneva Duker - PIN
 * 9) 🇷🇺 Olga von Root - PIN
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Bari Rolfe afc escapee
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Juliette Crosby - PIN
 * 12) Brigitte Kolerus
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Joan Clarkson -PIN
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Rebekah Cauble - PIN
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Georgette Cohan - PIN
 * 16) Dagmar Orlamundt - PIN
 * 17) 🇪🇸 Elisa Martin upgrade
 * 18) Ane Høgsberg
 * 19) Cissie Sewell - PIN
 * 20) 🇺🇸 Clara Moores - PIN
 * 21) 🇺🇸 Louise Prussing - added pic, PIN
 * 22) 🇺🇸 Virginia Hammond - better pic, PIN
 * 23) Harriet Braine - TW
 * 24) 🇺🇸 Clarisse Agnew - PIN
 * 25) Sanne Søndergaard - PIN
 * 26) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laura Smyth (comedian)
 * 27) 🇺🇸 Ashley Ellis
 * 28) 🇨🇴 Elizabeth Castillo Vargas
 * 29) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bekka Bowling
 * 30) Funny Women upgrade
 * 31) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ruth Bratt upgrade TW
 * 32) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Debra Jane Appleby TW
 * 33) 🇨🇦Robyn Michele Levy
 * 34) Gbemisola Ikumelo TW
 * 35) 🇦🇷Paola Krum add first ref, PIN
 * 36) 🇮🇳 Indira Devi of Kapurthala - PIN
 * 37) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Anna Thomas (comedian) - PIN TW
 * 38) 🇫🇷 Celya AB TW
 * 39) 🇳🇴 Gerd Thoreid - PIN
 * 40) 🇷🇺 Elena Vorobey - PIN

Early start

 * 1) 🇳🇱 Joke Bruijs - PIN
 * 2) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Beth Jones - PIN

Did You Know features
New/expanded articles featured in the Did you know... column of the Wikipedia Main page
 * Ashley Ellis - 28 August
 * Indira Devi of Kapurthala - 20 August

Outcomes (media)
Add here – most recent at the top. Can anyone find a picture of Atsuko Okatsuka or Kiri Pritchard-McLean?
 * Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons: Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2022

Event templates

 * Invitation: August 2022
 * Editathon banner for talk pages: Template:WIR-239: