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JLocke
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Topic: Women Comedians . . . What Am I Missing? Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:08 |
I am not sexist. I think many men are idiotic in their 'humor', and on average, I think women are usually more intelligent than men. So why is it than in the Stand-Up comedy world, these roles seem to be reversed?
Yes, plenty of guys who take the mic are just as crass and stupid as any drunk frat boy, but the handful of men who are funny are usually not only funny, but brilliant. Even when they use colourful language and sexual humor, the best of them alway manage to put a new spin on it that makes me laugh from deep within my gut, and of course the messages they give are oftentimes things that really make me sit and think.
On the other hand, it's very rare I find women comedians all that funny, much less making any deeper political or philosophical points underneath the jokes. I'm not saying every woman I've seen on stage wasn't funny, but I am saying that for the most part, the amount of men who make me laugh far outweigh the women.
So, what's going on here? Am I just looking in the wrong places? Am I crazy? Feel free to recommend me some of your favorite female comedians for me to give a chance or two. (If it's sex jokes, or jokes making fun of men, don't bother. I've heard nothing BUT that type of stuff from women behind the mic for as long as I can remember. Send me someone more original)
Thanks.
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Icarium
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:16 |
becouse men got b***ls , or lets the testosterone speak for them, their brains get unroused with the mixture of testosterone, andrenaline and with the smell of estrogene makes the men's brain capasaty numb and the vocal chords touches the subconscious were the underlying, satirical, punchy referances are hidden
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CinemaZebra
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:24 |
I would recommend Maria Bamford, but you didn't like her in that other thread.
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:27 |
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:36 |
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In a thread were the inferiority of female comedians versus male comedians is discussed, you had to mention the one lesbian comedian...
I like her a lot. She's good. But I also like Wanda Sykes (though I see why Rob and others may dislike her...)
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 15:41 |
The T wrote:
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In a thread were the inferiority of female comedians versus male comedians is discussed, you had to mention the one lesbian comedian...
I like her a lot. She's good. But I also like Wanda Sykes (though I see why Rob and others may dislike her...)
| Quite right- Wanda Sykes is a loudmouth and as informed as she is humorous. I don't mind liberal comics getting political at all, but if you're going to insult me, you'd better be funny.
Ellen- though I of course would disagree with her politics- is the funniest woman on television in my opinion. She doesn't really get political (or sexual) though, even in a lot of her stand-up. One of her HBO specials we caught was decidedly PG. Keeping things clean and hilarious shows real talent.
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Textbook
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 16:18 |
Lisa Lampanelli.
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JLocke
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 17:27 |
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Well, okay. You got me, there. But I guess since I've seen her in so many movies, sitcoms, commercials and her own talk show, it's hard for me to think of her as a 'Stand-Up' comedian before any of those other things.
But yes, I find her very funny.
Edited by JLocke - August 11 2010 at 17:27
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JJLehto
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 17:58 |
Meh, never really found her very funny. Then again there's not too many comedians I like.
Alot of the male ones are terrible. *obligatory Dane Cook is the worst thing to get on a stage comment*
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:28 |
I'm going to say this once. Or as many times as I feel like saying it:
Dane Cook had me on the floor every time I've seen or heard his stand up. So there.
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JLocke
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:30 |
JJLehto wrote:
Meh, never really found her very funny. Then again there's not too many comedians I like.
Alot of the male ones are terrible. *obligatory Dane Cook is the worst thing to get on a stage comment*
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^ See, I don't agree with that. I think Cook can be really unfunny for long periods, but then he'll hit me with something that just kills.
But hey, sometimes I feel like the joke wasn't worth the long wait, so he's definitely not for everybody.
Edited by JLocke - August 11 2010 at 18:30
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JJLehto
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:31 |
Epignosis wrote:
I'm going to say this once. Or as many times as I feel like saying it:
Dane Cook had me on the floor every time I've seen or heard his stand up. So there.
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Its all good. To each their own. Just never really found him funny.
Edited by JJLehto - August 11 2010 at 18:32
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:32 |
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I was a fan of Ellen's humor and stand up act before she was officially lesbian.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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JLocke
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:39 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
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I was a fan of Ellen's humor and stand up act before she was officially lesbian.
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Please tell me you're joking. You're the last person on here I would expect to be judgmental.
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:39 |
Bea Arthur had outstanding comedic delivery/timing on TV. I don't know if she did stand-up, but if so, I' bet she would have been good.
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:42 |
I'm fairly certain you misunderstood what Slart was saying (which he didn't word well).
I think he meant he was a fan of hers even before she came out on TV and soon became much more famous.
Edited by Epignosis - August 11 2010 at 18:42
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JLocke
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:44 |
Finnforest wrote:
Bea Arthur had outstanding comedic delivery/timing on TV. I don't know if she did stand-up, but if so, I' bet she would have been good.
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Edited by JLocke - August 11 2010 at 18:49
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JLocke
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:47 |
Epignosis wrote:
I'm fairly certain you misunderstood what Slart was saying (which he didn't word well).
I think he meant he was a fan of hers even before she came out on TV and soon became much more famous.
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Ah. Well, that was in the back of my mind, but I figured he would have simply worded it as you did if that was what he meant.
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:55 |
JLocke wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I'm fairly certain you misunderstood what Slart was saying (which he didn't word well).
I think he meant he was a fan of hers even before she came out on TV and soon became much more famous.
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Ah. Well, that was in the back of my mind, but I figured he would have simply worded it as you did if that was what he meant. | The English language is an often ambiguous one.
Women tend to be more advanced linguistically earlier on than men, so they don't find as many things funny as men do. Hell, I laughed a good 5 minutes at the word "poot" today. No context. Just a funny word.
Say it a dozen times. Bet my last beer you smile.
Poot.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 11 2010 at 19:00 |
Epignosis wrote:
I'm fairly certain you misunderstood what Slart was saying (which he didn't word well).
I think he meant he was a fan of hers even before she came out on TV and soon became much more famous.
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Indeed. I first saw her stand up on Comedy Central many years ago. I was trying to make a joke there, too. I had the hots for her back then and still do. I really like her sense of humor.
Edited by Slartibartfast - August 11 2010 at 19:01
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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