Female comediennes, Funny?

[symyjym]

Sarah Silverman is funny.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Yes he did. He pushed his religious beliefs on others.

Hahaha - now THAT'S funny. Never knew Jesus had "religious beliefs".

 

[half time scores]

Influenza is just natures way of clearing seafront properties in Eastbourne.

The late Linda Smith

 

[Questions]

How many of the people who have posted on this thread regularly go to stand-up comedy, out of interest? Genuine question.

I've only ever seen one woman at Crater in about 12 visits and she was truly dreadful. The worst act I have ever seen there. Of course everyone applauded her and she might have got better but I did cringe that night.

 

[Acker79]

I don't go to a lot of stand up, but I like Shappi Khorsandi, Katherine Ryan, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Schaal, Jessica Williams, Ellen Degeneres and Kristen Wiig. When they were in their prime I found French and saunders, Roseanne and Jo Brand funny


Funny or Die: Comediennes you should be following
Ranker: Funniest Femals of All Time
Vanity Fair: Who Says Women Aren't Funny?
50 Hilarious Female Working Comedians part 1
50 Hilarious Female Working Comedians part 2

 

[Comedy Steve]

I've only ever seen one woman at Crater in about 12 visits and she was truly dreadful. The worst act I have ever seen there. Of course everyone applauded her and she might have got better but I did cringe that night.

Crumbs! Sorry to hear that. Can you remember her name / what she looked like / any material she did?

 

[El Sid]

Crumbs! Sorry to hear that. Can you remember her name / what she looked like / any material she did?

I know who you are and I've seen you many times. As for the material............I'd need regression therapy for that.

 

[Comedy Steve]

I know who you are and I've seen you many times. As for the material............I'd need regression therapy for that.

Erm? Have you misunderstood my reply to someone else (as I'm clearly not female) or are you just being unnecessarily rude?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Honourable mention to Pauline Calf.

 

[El Sid]

Erm? Have you misunderstood my reply to someone else (as I'm clearly not female) or are you just being unnecessarily rude?

Don't think I misunderstood. Apologies if I gave you the impression I thought you were female.
Only joshing.

 

[Questions]

Crumbs! Sorry to hear that. Can you remember her name / what she looked like / any material she did?

Strangely enough I do Steve. She was a very pretty girl with dark hair and a nice slim figure. The one gag I can remember smiling at was when she told everyone how her grandmother would always say to her, "Oh how do you manage to stay so slim my dear "

I just stop eating when I,m full you fat cow" she told her.

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[Manx Shearwater]

I go to the comedy a lot, and the only female stand up I can sit through at the minute is Josie Long.

Someone mentioned Linda Smith earlier. Now she WAS funny.

 

[Commander]

They're shit. Or every one I've ever seen is, anyway. They don't seem to be able to even raise a wry smile from me, and I have no idea why.

Jo Brand is just terrible, how she has made a career out of it I genuinely have no idea. "Look at me I'm a big fat ugly woman". Yes, so what? Why is that funny? We knew that before you opened your fat ugly gob and told us you Palace slut.

 

[willyfantastic]

Always enjoy Jo Brands self deprecating dry humour.

she's not funny - she thinks bashing on men is funny, its not, its sexist

 

[El Sid]

I go to the comedy a lot, and the only female stand up I can sit through at the minute is Josie Long.

Someone mentioned Linda Smith earlier. Now she WAS funny.

Best one's I've seen recently were at the Steyning Comedy Club.

Abi Roberts as compare was genuinely funny. There was also an Irish lady, Mary Bourke, who was very slick.

Also saw a guy there called Flange Krammer, bloody hilarious.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I don't go to comedy...I nearly posted "Mrs Brown" in this thread - but I guess she is a man?

 

[Comedy Steve]

Strangely enough I do Steve. She was a very pretty girl with dark hair and a nice slim figure. The one gag I can remember smiling at was when she told everyone how her grandmother would always say to her, "Oh how do you manage to stay so slim my dear "

I just stop eating when I,m full you fat cow" she told her.

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.now I reckon that there is no reason whatsoever that women can't be good at stand up other than there probably isn't that many on the circuit compared to guys.

Think I know who the comic is. Nat Luurtsema. I don't think she does stand up any more.

As to your 2nd point, very true. Quick look at my database shows there's about 25 male comics to each female one. It's harder for the female comics to break through - but they still do.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Not stand-ups but sketch comedy, but I was just watching an episode of 'Not The Nine O'Clock News' on Gold. Pamela Stephenson was good in that, albeit Rowan Atkinson tended to be the one who generated the most laughs.

 

[Questions]

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Think I know who the comic is. Nat Luurtsema. I don't think she does stand up any more.

As to your 2nd point, very true. Quick look at my database shows there's about 25 male comics to each female one. It's harder for the female comics to break through - but they still do.

That might well be the lass. Well at least she's pretty huh

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

I don't go to comedy...I nearly posted "Mrs Brown" in this thread - but I guess she is a man?

I know people like mrs Browns boys but I can't stand it. Hes more female than he is funny