I do believe what’s his name (too lazy to scroll up) was semi-correct in regards to women and being funny — except that it’s not that women in general don’t have to be funny because they have the world at their palm it’s that PRETTY women don’t have to be.

Now, hear me out — I don’t mean women who are actually pretty (I mean, that’s entirely subjective bs anyways so who cares about that?), I mean women whose identity is to be pretty, that is the image they attempt to portray first and foremost. I also am not saying they can’t be both, as if they’re mutually exclusive characteristics, but that when attempting to portray the first impression of yourself as pretty you tend to focus your energy in that direction and neglect the humor within. You would also be acutely aware that men don’t necessarily want a funny woman, they want a pretty one (I mean, it’s shitty but really it is true, fucking social norms man, hard to break).

I’m a perpetrator of the “women aren’t as funny as men” idea, I admit it. It’s not that I believe that whole heartedly, I believe that women have not been given the kind of chances men have in the comedy business and therefore men have had a very long and unfair advantage. It also seems (and I could be WAY off here) that the crowd seeking comedic performances over index towards men therefore women who do “make it” are almost forced to tailor their routines and delivery to appease the men. I mean, most female roles in sitcoms and movies are written by men who lack the depth and perspective the character would need to make them come to life, but we blame whatever is on the screen. And in my personal daily life of 30ish years the women around me just haven’t been nearly as entertaining from a comedic standpoint as the men. There are some, definitely, but generally speaking the females in our everyday lives are more focused on other traits where the men aren’t. And lastly, men tend to seek out “funny” from our male friends because that’s a bond we share with them, that is mostly what our entire relationship is about, making each other laugh and whatnot. We want something entirely different from our female counterparts and often ignore the funny females for that reason, be it right or wrong. Again, that is more of a guess but it feels that way, to me, in my limited experience.

The females that I’ve seen in comedy that are my favorite are mostly obscure, which is sad because they’re just brilliant. Nikki Glaser (who finally got a show), Emily Heller, Lauren Lapkus (always a secondary role at best), Grace Helbig, Ayisha Tyler, Morgan Murphy, etc. What kills me is that for my money those (and many others) female comedians are far, far, farrrr funnier than any of the mainstream female comedians. Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Sarah Silverman, Whitney Cummings, Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham, etc…I mean, they’re not awful (except McCarthy, just not for me), but I don’t see their mass appeal. But you know, maybe I have a shitty eye for talent idk.

That said, everything you said sounds correct. That was the short version of it.