Funny Women

[Stu Monty]

Just been posted by a female comedian on twitter:

 

 

 

Soooo, I may have a point.

 

One that hasn't been mentioned, I don't think, is Sara Pascoe. Got a lot of time for her from what I've heard and seen of her.

 

[Section_31]

Interesting, although the reason Jamie Foxx chose the name Jamie as a stage name was because when he was a stand up, he thought he'd get more gigs if booking agents didn't know whether he was a man or a woman.

 

 

After accepting a girlfriend's dare, Foxx told jokes at a comedy club's open mic night in 1989. When he found that female comedians were often called first to perform, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx, feeling that it was an ambiguous enough name to disallow any biases

 

Not many decent American female stand ups either, considering the country's size.

[Fugitive]

They are all humourless and miserable.

 

They don't exist.

[Section_31]

I have to say, Jo Brand on Have They Got News for You is fucking funny.

[Kevin D]

Mentioned it in the US TV Recommendations thread, but Broad City is the best new comedy I've seen this year and the two leads, who also write most of it, are female comedians; Abbi Jacobson and llana Glazer.

[Harry Squatter]

Always thought Amanda Harrington's Echo column was comedy genius.

[VladimirIlyich]

Always thought Amanda Harrington's Echo column was comedy genius.

Orange is the new Black.

[Mook]

About as common as good female goalkeepers.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Katherine ryan has always come across as very sharp and quick witted whenever I've seen her.

[Rico1304]

I like Jenny Eclair, but swearing makes me laugh. There was a female comic on Buzzcocks last night who was good .

[stringvest]

I like Shappi Khorsandi - she's quite funny, but mostly because I'd like to boff her.

[Champ]

I saw that Mel Giedroyc on The One Show this evening. Embarrassing doesn't get close. Gillian Anderson could barely conceal her contempt

[Harry Squatter]

Miranda Hart is as funny as an Ebola Hurricane

[PestiRed]

Anyone who believes women aren't funny hasn't seen Michelle Gomez as Sue White in Green Wing. Possibly one of the funniest characters on TV ever

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Anyone who believes women aren't funny hasn't seen Michelle Gomez as Sue White in Green Wing. Possibly one of the funniest characters on TV ever

She was also brilliantly cast as the unhinged, sinister and oddly sexy "Missy" in Doctor Who.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Katherine ryan has always come across as very sharp and quick witted whenever I've seen her.

I didn't take to her when I first saw her, but she's definitely grown on me.  I deffo wouldn't want to get into a battle of wits with her, because as well as being funny she is dangerously fucking sharp.

[Sputnik1]

Comedian Victoria Wood has died aged 62 after a short battle with cancer, her publicist says

 

I don't care who knows it, I liked 'Dinnerladies' her BBC Comedy. Although OC would have renamed it lunch ladies these days, 

[Total Longo]

Never a fan of her comedy at all, but that's sad. 62, jeez.

[Rico1304]

'Lets do it' was comedy genius.

[rubble-rouser]

Let's not do it tonight.

[rubble-rouser]

'Lets do it' was comedy genius.

 

Acorn Antiques was good too

[dickie mint]

Dinnerladies was good,she wasn't old 62 sad news.

[M_B]

I liked her comedy when I was a kid. 62 is a shame.

[Special K]

That's sad. I was a fan of her

 

As has already been said "Let's do it" is fantastic

[Curly]

Remember my mum crying laughing at that "is it on the trolley?" sketch. Also, as already mentioned, "let's do it" was boss. "Spank me on the bottom with the woman's weekly!"