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Female Stand-Up Comedians: Can you recommend me some?

This Christmas, I decided I'd learn more about female stand-up comedians. I like Sarah Silverman and Margaret Cho so I figured there should be some more funny women out there. Even here on TA, there are girls whose wit I really like, and I decided I'd prove Christopher Hitchens wrong. Women can be funny... sometimes.

And, I can't say I had much success. I found PKC's sister, who's actually funny..ish...



And, that's it. I'm still pretty puzzled when it comes to American culture, and it may well be a cultural shock, but there's something about minorities in the US that still strike me as pretty unusual. You sort of have to make sure people know where your parents are from... For example, Vijai Nathan looks hilarious, but she seems to talk about nothing but India. Esther Ku seemed to have some potential on "Last Comic Standing" despite the constant jokes based on Asian stereotypes... yeah, you've got funny eyes and Margaret Cho sort of covered these jokes before... but she really proved me that stand-up comedy is actually pretty hard, specially when you're (probably) high:



I mean, that's one messed up deliverance... she went from pornography to Jews so fast only Freud probably got the connection. Anyway, maybe those "ethnic" jokes are the easiest to make, and everything else is a bit of a challange, even Galactic Battlestar (which should be easy to mock).

CORe version/Main question: Although I did find some funny girls out there, this is more difficult than I imagined. Any recommendations?

Re: Re: Female Stand-Up Comedians: Can you recommend me some?

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Originally posted by ken_lee what else did u expect?

Strippers tricking me into thinking they're comedians. Or jokes, whichever I find first.

Re: Female Stand-Up Comedians: Can you recommend me some?

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Originally posted by Lira I like Margaret Cho

Based in that information I suggest you chew on some glass.

I think Mary Lynn Rajskub is hilarious. Her stage presence reminds me of Mitch Hedberg a little bit.

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I like this Mary Lynn person, thanks, Jenny

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Based in that information I suggest you chew on some glass.

Just because she might need to work out a bit, that doesn't mean you need to get me hooked on meth as well.

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Originally posted by ken_lee obviously but what else?

Usually, when a guy is looking for a funny female stand-up comedian, I can't imagine what else he would expect other than jokes and the occasional fanservice. For example, when I'm looking for female dj's, I'm there for the music, but I admit there may be a bonus.

I like her because she looks like shes just about ready to pick up a knife and stab someone in the eye. Which is a quality i appreciate in female comedians...as they dont have much else going for them

I suggest you embrace the idea that there are simply more male comedians. It doesn't matter to me the gender of the comedian, either they're funny or they're not.

It doesn't mean women can't be funny, they just pick other career opportunities. I'm not sure why men dominate the field. If the underlying reason is that men's psychological make up favors being a lone wolf and getting up in front of a bunch of strangers to try to make them laugh or whether its a society thing where women are taught to be polite and nice.

there are more women in the SAS or delta force than there are funny comedians.

Nice clip, Miha

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN there are more women in the SAS or delta force than there are funny comedians.

Did you see why I called that woman your sister? That clip reminded me of you instantly

(her hate for CT's and people that say their dreams are weird and proceed to tell them)

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Originally posted by igottaknow I suggest you embrace the idea that there are simply more male comedians. It doesn't mean women can't be funny, they just pick other career opportunities. I'm not sure if the underlying reason is that men's psychological make up favors being a lone wolf and getting up in front of a bunch of strangers to try to make them laugh or whether its a society thing where women are taught to be polite and nice.

Actually, if we're going down that road, I think it's because women appreciate a guy with a sense of humour more than the other way around. Or so I read...

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Originally posted by Lira Actually, if we're going down that road, I think it's because women appreciate a guy with a sense of humour more than the other way around. Or so I read...

I'd lean towards the society thing too. In grade school if you wanted get the ladies attention you'd either do it athletically or comedically or some combination of the two. Where as women figure out the way to do it is through appearance.

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Originally posted by igottaknow I'd lean to the society thing too. In grade school if you wanted to show off you either do it athletically or comedically or some combination of the two.

True. Actually, playing an instrument also helped, as I recall it. I usually just wrote the "class newspaper", and that was the only comical success I had back then

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Originally posted by Lira True. Actually, playing an instrument also helped, as I recall it. I usually just wrote the "class newspaper", and that was the only comical success I had back then

If you think of it instrument falls under the performing to impress umbrella. The only exception I can think of is dance.

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Originally posted by igottaknow If you think of it instrument falls under the performing to impress umbrella.

True that.

Top of the line cutie, and pretty funny too. She had a Comedy Central special that wasn't half bad.

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Originally posted by Lira (her hate for CT's and people that say their dreams are weird and proceed to tell them)

i am not american, ergo i dont need things explained to me. well, except for why stu loves the balls so much. what's up with that?

and she totally stole my dream monologue, and made it less abrasive.

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Originally posted by Everyone's Favourite Hero nothing says 'id rather have a colonoscopy' than someone who starts a conversation with 'i had the weirdest dream last night...'. for some reason they believe their non-sensical ramblings concerning their disturbed subconscious would be of interest to anybody. dreams that youre not a part of are like orgies- if you cant see em on video do you really give a shit? not fucking likely. dreams make no sense even to the dreamer, so why the fuck are you forcing me to listen to a pointless story with no beginning middle or end, no plot or interesting characters beyond your dog that learned to talk? theres a reason john grisham or james patterson dont include sentences like 'and i was in this aeroplane, and for some reason the pope was there and before i knew it id turned into a purple monkey dishwasher'. i had a dream last night about asking leonardo dicaprio whether he'd seen the whole film 'man in the iron mask' and did he get how shit it was. the only reason to tell that story would be to emphasise the re-telling is of no interest to anyone. fuck off.

Oh wait, you're serious.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i am not american, ergo i dont need things explained to me.

Wait, what do you mean?

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Wait, what do you mean?

a lot of US comedy is telegraphed and explained for those in the dumb seats. so after decades of being inundated with these shows for simpletons, i will sometimes make the above comment as a substitute for "yeah, i got it"

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN a lot of US comedy is telegraphed and explained for those in the dumb seats. so after decades of being inundated with these shows for simpletons, i will sometimes make the above comment as a substitute for "yeah, i got it"

Oh, I thought you were pulling my leg/mocking me because of the Battlestar Gallactica reference in the OP!

I sound so rude now... I'm going to think of a better reply, just a moment...

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN

Oh the irony

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Originally posted by Lira Oh, I thought you were pulling my leg/mocking me because of the Battlestar Gallactica reference in the OP! I sound so rude now... I'm going to think of a better reply, just a moment...

ive been drinking since about 11am. i totally skipped to the COR version

you should watch BSG lira. there's a suitable amount of philosophical bollocks for you.

I've always found Wanda Sykes pretty funny.

im pretty sure jim jefferies is a lady

She's alright.

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Oh the irony

Yeah, I still don't get it. Please explain what you mean, pkc.

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