Women and comedy.

Shryke

Purely to provoke a reaction, and if you're not interested in reading a link this isn't for you, and here is the link:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/01/hitchens200701

Based on the current comedy thread I've been reminded of this quite valid article from the one and only Hitchens. Being funny, men vs. women. Not to be ridiculous about it but to look at it from a natural point. It's a woman that appreciates a man with a sense of humor. I think a sense of humor is a piece of armor in a womans debate against why the prettiest man isn't going to be the one always picked so it's interesting to see the corollary in entertainment.
To ignore any relationship would be utterly narrow minded. To address it would be exemplar.
To you then Boards. My OP is truncated, but to limit any nonsense.
Thoughts and opinions? A spoon to help stir the pot?

If Christopher Hitchens is so smart then how come he's dead?

Senna

Women are at their funniest when they are not trying to be funny.

Cavehill Red

Deleted User wrote: »

If Christopher Hitchens is so smart then how come he's dead?

Surely the fact he graduated from this existence is proof of his intelligence?

Shryke

Deleted User wrote: »

If Christopher Hitchens is so smart then how come he's dead?

Mm hmm... Good man... go on.

Senna wrote: »

Women are at their funniest when they are not trying to be funny.

This is often true and I think goes more towards the genuine natural humour that women have.

D1stant

Shryke wrote: »

Mm hmm... Good man... go on.



This is often true and I think goes more towards the genuine natural humour that women have.

You're funny

Agricola

D1stant wrote: »

You're funny

Funny like a clown, he amuses you?

Wattle

There's a fair few good female comedy actors but very few good stand-ups.

Latchy

Senna wrote: »

Women are at their funniest when they are not trying to be funny.

Au Natural is best with Women's humor because in not trying to be funny ,they sometimes ironically are very ...

Shryke

WumBuster wrote: »

Men make women laugh so that women make men come, you see the trade off?

You've read the link in the OP? Have you?

stoneill

Women talking about vaginas, now that's comedy!

peckerhead

Precisely because humor is a sign of intelligence (and many women believe, or were taught by their mothers, that they become threatening to men if they appear too bright), it could be that in some way men do not want women to be funny. They want them as an audience, not as rivals. And there is a huge, brimming reservoir of male unease, which it would be too easy for women to exploit. (Men can tell jokes about what happened to John Wayne Bobbitt, but they don't want women doing so.)

This.

Shryke

peckerhead wrote: »

This.

But "This" isn't anything. Go on and tell us something.

Pherekydes

Senna wrote: »

Women are at their funniest when they are not trying to be funny.

Victoria Wood tries hard and is very funny. Jo Brand too.

Waits to get shredded...

.Henry Sellers.

Women - Comedy, pick one.:pac:

Shryke

Pherekydes wrote: »

Victoria Wood tries hard and is very funny. Jo Brand too.

Waits to get shredded...

I like to Jo brand, wouldn't ever shred you, but does she not just make a joke about her own weight every minute? I find her tough on QI. In the interests of gender equality I'm totally sick of Alan Davies. Really irritating fella at this stage. Hijacks other peoples jokes.

Agricola

Couldnt think of one female comedian who would make me laugh tbh. Joe Brand has her moments but its usually something about being fat, old and unattractive to men.
Sarah Silverman will rise a chuckle sometimes but the Jewish thing is more suited to a US audience really.

Skerries

my current favourite female comedian is Shappi Khorsandi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-uwhLHxT0A