Was haben wir gelacht is a journey back in time to the German comedy scene of the 90s – told for the first time from a woman’s perspective. Maren Kroymann, Hella von Sinnen, Bettina Böttinger, Gaby Köster and Esther Schweins look back on their work and a time when women on television were mainly there as accessories and served as the punchlines. Their brilliant sense of humour remained underestimated for a long time. Who is laughing – and at whose cost? And what does being funny have to do with power and equality?