Whitney Cummings

Personal context

Summary

Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actor, writer, and producer known for creating and starring in Whitney, co-creating 2 Broke Girls, and directing The Female Brain. Her comedy and screen work often explore dating, sex, relationships, and stereotypes about women and men. She has called herself pro-feminism and framed The Female Brain around questions about gender stereotypes, while also criticizing some feminist claims and expressing skepticism about parts of the #MeToo movement. She describes herself as politically independent, saying she is too left for the right and too right for the left.