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[FStop7]

Gilda Radner
Jane Curtain
Lucille Ball
Amy Sedaris
Allison Janney
Julia Louise Dreyfuss

Just off the top of my head, these are women who I think are funny.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Gilda Radner
Jane Curtain
Lucille Ball
Amy Sedaris
Allison Janney
Julia Louise Dreyfuss

Just off the top of my head, these are women who I think are funny.

Are you sure those aren't the names of your fingers?

Spoiler

30 Rock joke. A lot of those names were mentioned in yesterday's episode while Tracey was listing women's names using his fingers to count.

I've gotta rewatch the episode. It was brilliant.

 

[Korey]

This VERY topic was the episode of 30 Rock yesterday. It was hilarious because:



That wonderful woman up there was behind it. Tina Fey alone refutes the idea all women aren't funny.

Kristen Wiig on the other hand, holy shit...SO not funny. Worst character sketches SNL has seen was during her stint. She's awful.

I will have to agree that generally, I don't laugh at women comedians or jokes women make. It's very weird. Women are too focused on trying to appeal to other women, where as men are very comfortable with covering the entire spectrum.

You can watch the 30 Rock episode here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/414778

They even go into why it's kind of insulting to start making lists when a topic like this comes up.

"Welcome to the flower shop." lol

 

[jaxword]

Yeah me neither. I tend to change the channel when they come on. Maybe it's harder to relate to their jokes or something.

I am sure you have giggled at something a woman said on the internets and didn't know she was a woman.

These two comments make a good pair and probably explain the disparity.

I stand by what I said earlier: men don't look for women for comedy entertainment, they want sexy and attractive entertainment.

Online, the person is anonymous. Sure, you can be somewhat aware of their personality and gender and face, but it's not remotely the same as seeing their face talking and their voice, mannerisms, and body in real life. Remove the instant-judgment based upon looks that guys have, and all of a sudden the women seem a lot funnier.

Note that when I say comedy entertainment, this also applies to the guys the guys want to see. No one answered my question : has any comedian ever got success based upon being really hot? Guys want to see doofy looking goons like Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Drew Carey, Louis CK, Russell Peters, Harold and Kumar, that guy from the Social Network, etc.

Guys are OK with watching ugly guys for their entertainment. It may be because they are relateable; he's not attractive, I'm not either, but he's saying things I wish I could say, etc.

But women? A guy wants to see an attractive woman, regardless of what she's doing.

Which means that the field of comedy is male dominated because it's one of the few entertainment-based careers where an ugly guy who has wit can get success. But it's not as fair on the women.

Shouldn't be that way. But it is.

 

[Xero]

I too generally don't find most female comedians very funny. Most of the jokes tend to center around their relationships with men, which are generally unfunny. THough I don't find black comics funny, who only make jokes about the differences between black people and white people. Its a lame and boring gag, when you hear it so much. Their are female stand up comedians that I do find funny, like sarah silverman, some kathy griffith, and that one cute chick with the really weird voice. Given the choice between a male comic and a female comic I don't know I would lean towards a male comic. Seems to be a very large gap between funny female writers, and funny female comedians.

 

[The Mana Legend]

The unfunniest women in standup are the ones that just joke about stuff only relatable to women. If you're a guy, you won't find them funny because you can't relate. Just as you won't find a lot of black comedians funny if you're a white dude. Or if you're like the rest of the normal world, you won't find British comedians funny.

 

[SpartanForce]

Yeah I kinda agree with the OP.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

No idea what the OP is talking about, my female friends can be hilarious at times, and there are good female stand-up comedians as well.

Just as you won't find a lot of black comedians funny if you're a white dude.

wat

 

[The Mana Legend]

No idea what the OP is talking about, my female friends can be hilarious at times, and there are good female stand-up comedians as well.



wat

I'm talking about the comedians who only do humor aimed towards their demographic. Like a black guy making jokes about black culture, a white dude who didn't grow up in that culture won't find it funny.

Same reason why a black dude who grew up in a black culture won't find Tim Allen funny.

 

[Jimothy]

Just as you won't find a lot of black comedians funny if you're a white dude.

Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Patrice O'neal, and more recently Hannibal Buress...

You don't find any of them funny?

 

[Oppo]

I think it's the OP's problem, and that's pretty much that. There's tons of hilarious women. If he doesn't get it, or has a hang up about this, I agree that I've heard it before, and I wish him well, but it's on him.

 

[mattiewheels]

Its funny, I just saw a Dr Katz rerun with Judy Tenuda, and the same thought flashed through my head.

Not that women can't be funny, but "Why is stand up a man's thing?" Some might say that Judy Tenuda is the answer.

 

[The Mana Legend]

Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Patrice O'neal, and more recently Hannibal Burress...

You don't find any of them funny?

These aren't the ones that solely make jokes about black culture. They have wide ranges of humor.

I'm talking about the awful comedians who just try to manipulate their audience into thinking they are funny because they can relate to it, even if they aren't really funny. Like the female comedians who go PERIODS SUCK DON'T THEY, or white comedians who go GIT R DONE.

 

[JohnDoe]

My mom and some of my cousins or aunts are funny as hell sometimes.

 

[The Hermit]

my friends tells me that the genetic code for funny is on the Y. I have to find a girl funnier than him...hell a human being funnier than him.

Some girls can make me laugh, but I have yet to meet someone who I can say "man, you have to know this chick, she's hilarious"

 

[Messofanego]

All the British female comedians are pretty great, and we give them more TV coverage with panel shows or live comedy shows compared to USA who dump them in boring sitcoms.

Sarah Millican (my favorite right now)

Jo Caulfield

Shappi Khorsandi

Susan Calman

Jo Brand

I'll just list the other ones that are worth checking out. Maria Bamford is pretty high. Kathleen Madigan. Janine Brito!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEukJhIgC5s&feature=relmfu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdW_Iq7qYPo&feature=channel&list=UL

 

[The Hermit]

my friends tells me that the genetic code for funny is on the Y. I have to find a girl funnier than him...hell a human being funnier than him.

Some girls can make me laugh, but I have yet to meet someone who I can say "man, you have to know this chick, she's hilarious"

hmmm, thinking about that harder, the only girl I can remember than truly made me laugh, was my ex-girlfriend.

interesting...