I've been listening to a shit load of comedy albums recently and wtf i've only laughed at like 1 or 2 kathleen madigan tracks. I'm not saying all the male comedians are hilarious but wtf. I know women who are hilarious IRL, why can't they do standup?

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3/18/2012 9:21:07 AM

Hitchens wondered the same thing.

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"Why are men, taken on average and as a whole, funnier than women? Well, for one thing, they had damn well better be. The chief task in life that a man has to perform is that of impressing the opposite sex, and Mother Nature (as we laughingly call her) is not so kind to men. In fact, she equips many fellows with very little armament for the struggle. An average man has just one, outside chance: he had better be able to make the lady laugh. Making them laugh has been one of the crucial preoccupations of my life. If you can stimulate her to laughter—I am talking about that real, out-loud, head-back, mouth-open-to-expose-the-full-horseshoe-of-lovely-teeth, involuntary, full, and deep-throated mirth; the kind that is accompanied by a shocked surprise and a slight (no, make that a loud) peal of delight—well, then, you have at least caused her to loosen up and to change her expression. I shall not elaborate further."

Why Women Aren't Funny
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/01/hitchens200701

3/18/2012 9:30:18 AM

Here is my guess....

Stand up is a lot of about taking situations in which the audience can relate and then spinning it around to where it's hilarious. When a woman is doing stand up, it might be harder for a man to related to things because they don't bleed from their vaginas.

Also, just because someone is very witty it doesn't mean that would do well with a routine. Honestly, I would probably say that improv skits would probably even the playing fields a little bit more, because it gives people a chance to use their wit and not just great writing skills.

3/18/2012 9:37:14 AM

Improv is never funny.

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3/18/2012 9:43:15 AM

What is the deal with bleeding vaginas? You can't take em anywhere, you can't put a bandaid on it. I just don't get it!

3/18/2012 9:43:19 AM

Situational standup is not the funniest. When I say someone is funny I don't just mean they're witty or quick to think of things.

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3/18/2012 9:45:18 AM

Just a handful of funny women.

Lily Tomlin
Whoopi Goldberg
Lisa Lampanelli
Wanda Sykes
Monique
Paula Poundstone
Amy Schumer
Margaret Cho
Whitney Cummings
Janeane Garofalo

[Edited on March 18, 2012 at 9:50 AM. Reason : girls lol]

3/18/2012 9:49:04 AM

Okay wanda sykes is funny but no one else on that list is. Generally i get annoyed by their voices and pace.

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[Edited on March 18, 2012 at 9:51 AM. Reason : hahahahaha monique. you must be trolling]

3/18/2012 9:51:27 AM

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"Here is my guess.... Stand up is a lot of about taking situations in which the audience can relate and then spinning it around to where it's hilarious. When a woman is doing stand up, it might be harder for a man to related to things because they don't bleed from their vaginas. Also, just because someone is very witty it doesn't mean that would do well with a routine. Honestly, I would probably say that improv skits would probably even the playing fields a little bit more, because it gives people a chance to use their wit and not just great writing skills."

My guess is that this guess is completely wrong. The Chris Hitchens quote is the most correct answer so far.

3/18/2012 9:58:37 AM

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"hahahahaha monique. you must be trolling"

naw. i just copied and pasted from a list of female lollers.

3/18/2012 10:03:14 AM

wanda sykes is annoying as hell and presents no comedy whatsoever

she sounds like every other old ghetto-ass lady complaining in a mcdonald's waiting line.

3/18/2012 10:07:45 AM

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"Lily Tomlin Whoopi Goldberg Lisa Lampanelli Wanda Sykes Monique Paula Poundstone Amy Schumer Margaret Cho Whitney Cummings Janeane Garofalo"

Whitney Cummings' standup (not her show) is vaguely funny, the rest are devoid of any sign of humor.

3/18/2012 11:10:22 AM

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""Lily Tomlin Whoopi Goldberg Lisa Lampanelli Wanda Sykes Monique Paula Poundstone Amy Schumer Margaret Cho Whitney Cummings Janeane Garofalo""

Huh. I wasn't entirely convinced women suck at stand-up until I saw this list.

3/18/2012 11:29:38 AM

Are you implying that's not funny geniusxboy?

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3/18/2012 12:04:38 PM

If the one joke/delivery i laugh at from each of every female comedian was put together into one person that might be a good standup comedian....

3/18/2012 12:05:51 PM

I always kind of found Ellen funny.

I also had a crush on her. Why did God have to make the lesbians funny and attractive? Fuck you for giving me a penis!

3/18/2012 2:45:04 PM

lol, and... cricket-chirp

3/18/2012 10:04:26 PM

I like Wanda Sykes and some of Margaret Cho's old stuff (as in the 90s). I LMAO at a Paula Poundstone special from like '87.

I've never watched Ellen's standup but I find her likable as a person.

[Edited on March 18, 2012 at 10:17 PM. Reason : .]

3/18/2012 10:17:02 PM

Paula Poundstone can make me laugh just as hard as Louis C.K.

3/18/2012 10:19:12 PM

their brains are geared for manipulation... there is no room funny in that.

and seriously there are female twwers funnier than anyone on that list.

the old 50s women comics are actually funny..too.

[Edited on March 18, 2012 at 10:22 PM. Reason : .]

3/18/2012 10:21:49 PM

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"and seriously there are female twwers funnier than anyone on that list."

There are some fucking funny female TWWers

3/18/2012 10:30:11 PM

yeh... funny lookin'

3/18/2012 10:30:55 PM

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"Lily Tomlin Whoopi Goldberg Lisa Lampanelli Wanda Sykes Monique Paula Poundstone Amy Schumer Margaret Cho Whitney Cummings Janeane Garofalo"

I agree with this list, let me add:
Sarah Silverman
Chelsea Handler
Molly Shannon

Bridesmaids was also one of the funniest movies I've seen.

3/18/2012 11:41:51 PM

if margaret cho is who i think she is, she's pretty funny

too lazy to google

[Edited on March 18, 2012 at 11:50 PM. Reason : o]

3/18/2012 11:50:09 PM

Bridesmaids was not nearly as funny as people made it out to be. I'm still miffed by the rave reviews it got. Was there secret funny stuff going on in the background or something?

And, really, I guess I'm not that miffed by the reviews. It's just the soft bigotry of low expectations... LOL

3/18/2012 11:54:18 PM

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"Bridesmaids was not nearly as funny as people made it out to be. I'm still miffed by the rave reviews it got. Was there secret funny stuff going on in the background or something? And, really, I guess I'm not that miffed by the reviews. It's just the soft bigotry of low expectations... LOL"

As soon as you said "miffed" your opinion lost any meaning. Then you used it again.

3/18/2012 11:59:21 PM

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"It's just the soft bigotry of low expectations... LOL"

lol

i have yet to see this movie though... if it's not on netflix, i won't watch it.

also...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Qhm7-LEBznk

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 12:15 AM. Reason : ]

3/19/2012 12:12:24 AM

a lot of comedy is ragging on oneself in a situation or ragging on someone else in the situation

if a woman disses herself the usual reaction is 1) awww poor girl she has low self esteem 2) attention seeking , neither of which provides a hardiharhar

3/19/2012 12:17:56 AM

for the same reason they aren't fun, either

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"Lily Tomlin (doesn't do stand-up) Whoopi Goldberg Lisa Lampanelli Wanda Sykes Monique Paula Poundstone Amy Schumer Margaret Cho Whitney Cummings Janeane Garofalo"

Joan Rivers
Sarah Silverman
Wendy Liebman
Natasha Leggero
Maria Bamford
Kathy Griffin
Roseanne
Amy Sedaris (doesn't do stand-up, but one of the funniest people on the plannet)

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 12:29 AM. Reason : ...]

3/19/2012 12:22:57 AM

^^^^AHA, I used the word wrong. I actually meant "confused." But I was also miffed, I swear!

Regardless, I have the best vocabulary ever:

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=620208&page=1

3/19/2012 12:26:06 AM

3/19/2012 12:35:02 AM

why aren't Big Business, Walls1441, AstralAdvent, or Krallum funny?

3/19/2012 12:42:48 PM

I think Melissa McCarthy, Tina Fey, Portia De Rossi, Ellen, Paula Poundstone (on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me), Megan Mullally, Joan Rivers, and Jessica Walter are funny at what they do. I am not too sure if this thread is about stand-up because on that subject I don't have an opinion.

3/19/2012 1:01:43 PM

because we don't have to be, we have the boobs.

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 1:07 PM. Reason : held for ransom ]

3/19/2012 1:07:33 PM

If you can get a group of females to pull off what the men in Super Troopers could, then I will submit that woman have equal rights in comedy.


but until then...

3/19/2012 1:08:31 PM

Kristen Wiig is the funniest woman on the planet. I can't believe she hasn't been mentioned in this thread.

3/19/2012 1:12:57 PM

3/19/2012 1:14:22 PM

oh... standup... yeah...

3/19/2012 1:14:45 PM

Maybe female comedians are funny to women. Have you ever listened to a bunch of women talking to each other with no men around? Have you heard the shit they will cackle at? Their brain works differently, bros. Don't try to understand it. You can't understand it.

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ]

3/19/2012 1:15:17 PM

Yes, Kristen Wiig and Amy Poehler are very funny. Forgot to mention them.

3/19/2012 6:49:27 PM

I bet Klatypus has enormous tits

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3/19/2012 6:50:22 PM

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"Lily Tomlin Whoopi Goldberg Lisa Lampanelli Wanda Sykes Monique Paula Poundstone Amy Schumer Margaret Cho Whitney Cummings Janeane Garofalo"

Wanda Sykes has made me laugh. Ellen has given me a chuckle before too. The rest are garbage.

3/19/2012 6:52:13 PM

funny woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQYQD3R6bmU

3/19/2012 7:04:26 PM

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" I always kind of found Ellen funny "

Ellen is funny. Not funny haha, though.

3/19/2012 7:06:02 PM

Lisa Lampanelli is so unfunny she brings down the funny of women as a whole.

Quote :

"SERIOUS UPHILL BATTLE"

3/19/2012 7:11:29 PM

I'd just add Rita Rudner to the funny list

3/19/2012 7:25:44 PM

This thread is only on standup

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3/19/2012 11:58:37 PM

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3/20/2012 12:18:33 PM

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"Why did God have to make the lesbians funny and attractive? Fuck you for giving me a penis!"

I like my penis and don't find Ellen particularly attractive (handsome, yes) but I agree, the funnier females tend to be lesbians.

I suspect this has to do with the fact that on average women are subliminally more self conscious about appearances and are thus have difficulty achieving that paradox of confidence and ego subjugation that comedy demands. Since lesbians have already had to deal with learning who they are in a world where they are not readily accepted, they have often mastered this trait. Which begs the question, with the normalization of homosexuality, will lesbians get less funny?

It also begs the question, do I know what I am talking about or am I just full of shit?

3/20/2012 2:37:25 PM

3/20/2012 2:46:26 PM