Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore Shows Jennifer Aniston How She Cools Off in the Event of a Hot Flash
The follow-up to the most famous hot flash in daytime TV history. Preparation is everything.
Hot flashes & the thermostat
6 clipsThe original material. Every comedian who has ever lived with one has a bit about the thermostat.
Drew Barrymore, Lisa Ling & Valerie Bertinelli
Husbands Try Vests to Simulate their Wives' Menopausal Hot Flashes | The Drew Barrymore Show
Two husbands put on a vest that does what her body does. Watch their faces change.
Jen Brister
The First Rule of Menopause Club | Jen Brister
The internal microwave, the invisibility, and the strange perks of being unseen by creepy blokes.
Leanne Morgan
Hot Flashes, Leanne Morgan
Twenty-nine seconds. That is roughly how long you have before the next one.
Jeff Allen
|Menopause is killing me
Her menopause. His survival plan: a fan in one hand and a Bible in the other.
Karen Mills
Karen Mills | Menopause & Flying Monkeys
Hot flashes, wicked witches and the Wizard of Oz. It makes more sense than you'd think.
Rage, mood & the 0.3-second fuse
4 clipsMinor annoyance to volcanic fury, with a laugh track.
Heather Land
Menopause Is A Sick Sick Joke. Heather Land
A full tour of the symptoms, delivered by someone who is clearly not over it. Nor should she be.
Leanne Morgan
When You Have Too Much Estrogen | Leanne Morgan
Hormones have a sense of humour. It is not a kind one.
Caroline Picard
Caroline Picard: Moody Menopause
Four minutes on moods that arrive without warning and leave without apology.
Amy Poehler
Emo Mom - SNL
The family stages an intervention about Mom's 'phase'. Mom has notes.
Brain fog & the lost word
2 clipsThe thing. You know. The thing.
Karen Mills
Karen Mills: "Menopause Reached Into My Brain and Sucked Out Every NameI've Ever Known"| The Talk
Every name you have ever known, gone. Replaced with 'you know, the one with the face'.
Urzila Carlson
Menopause cop solves murder mystery | Urzila | ABC iview
When the case gets confusing, detectives call in their best asset. She is also confused, but louder.
The 3am club
1 clipWide awake, inexplicably hot, possibly furious. Membership is automatic.
Jeff Allen
Menopause Is Worse Than PMS. Jeff Allen
Hot flashes, night sweats, and a man who now looks back on PMS as the good old days.
The view from the other side of the bed
3 clipsWhat it looks like to him, and why he is not allowed to say so.
Kim & Penn Holderness
It's Perry Menopause!
There is a third person in the marriage. Her name is Perry, and she shows up at the worst times.
Tony Calabrese
Marriage Leads To Menopause. Tony Calabrese
Thirty-eight years married, and nobody warned him about this part either.
Jeff Allen
When She Starts Menopause... | Jeff Allen
Under two minutes on the moment a husband realises the rules have changed and nobody sent the memo.
The doctor's office
2 clipsSeven minutes, one questionnaire from 1983, and 'have you tried yoga?'
Samantha Bee
Why Are We Not Talking About Menopause?
Nine minutes on why half the population hits a wall that medicine barely studies. Funny, then furious.
Samantha Bee & Dr. Jen Gunter
Sam and Dr. Jen Gunter Talk Menopause
A comedian and a gynaecologist compare notes. The gynaecologist is funnier than you'd expect.
The change, generally
7 clipsFor when the whole thing is the joke.
Kerry Godliman
The Reality of Getting Older For Women | Kerry Godliman | Bandwidth
Perimenopause, hormones, and the total absence of anyone preparing you for any of it.
Leanne Morgan
How Women Change After Turning 50 | Leanne Morgan
The comedian husbands credit with finally making them understand. Four minutes, start here.
Kim Holderness
Barbie Goes Through Perimenopause
Why do they call it MENopause anyway? Barbie would like a word.
Pinky Patel
Perimenopause is Killing Me | Pinky Patel Stand Up Comedy
'Cougar puberty' is the best name for it we have heard. We are adopting it.
Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley
Eddie and Patsy's First Menopause Support Group | Absolutely Fabulous
Saffy arranges a support group. Eddie and Patsy arrange a bar. Contains adult humour, obviously.
Deirdre O'Kane
Someone Asked Me if I'm MENOPAUSAL!
Ninety seconds on the single most dangerous question a person can ask.
Bridget Christie
Pushed to the Edge by Her Own Family | The Change | Channel 4 Comedy
131,500 minutes of invisible work, one existential crisis, and a motorbike. From Bridget Christie's menopause comedy-drama.
On Instagram
3 creatorsSome of the best menopause comedy right now lives in reels, not on YouTube. These open on Instagram; we don't embed Instagram here.
Matt Hyams
@matthyams
A comedian re-enacting life with his perimenopausal wife: the brain fog, the mental load, the sudden superhuman sense of smell. His wife approves every clip before it goes out. Women send these to their partners.
Covered by Upworthy and AOL; guest on Dr Louise Newson's podcast.
Open on Instagram ↗Kara Murray
@mediocremom76
The Mediocre Mom. Night sweats, brain fog, mood swings and hot flashes, told by a Canadian mom who went viral for saying the quiet parts out loud.
Profiled by CBS New York.
Open on Instagram ↗The Holderness Family
@theholdernessfamily
Kim and Penn Holderness, whose 'Perry Menopause' and 'What Not to Say to Someone Going Through Perimenopause' reels did the rounds of every group chat.
Two of their YouTube sketches are above.
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