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Created in 2015 after a Houston comedy festival was criticized for having too few female comics, the Mermaid Comedy Hour has become L.A.’s most vital women’s comedy platform.

The monthly Hollywood Improv show, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, has launched the careers of Taylor Tomlinson, Atsuko Okatsuka, Steph Tolev and many others.

In 2015, the Houston Whatever Festival lineup limited the number of female comedians to just three in a sea of male stand-ups, falling back on an antiquated excuse — there simply weren’t enough women comics out there.

Valerie Tosi was angered by the festival’s response. The incident happened a year into her career as a comedian, and she noticed th

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