Quote: Harridan @ February 21 2012, 3:25 PM GMTI think women are not a homogeneous group.
Depends on which web sites you visit.
(porn joke)
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Quote: Kevin Murphy @ February 21 2012, 3:28 PM GMTDepends on which web sites you visit.
(porn joke)
very witty
Quote: Harridan @ February 21 2012, 3:25 PM GMTI think women are not a homogeneous group.
Good, I don't want no homogenoids on my telly - they all look the same you know.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ February 21 2012, 3:38 PM GMTGood, I don't want no homogenoids on my telly - they all look the same you know.
That one was better
Quote: Harridan @ February 21 2012, 3:40 PM GMTThat one was better
Evidence for the "women are not funny" camp, methinks.
In the immortal words of Ade Edmondson "Hey Ho, It's all a load of bollocks!"
(fingers crossed I get away with that one)
Quote: Timbo @ February 21 2012, 12:06 PM GMTBut there are plenty of male humourists, sitcom writers, sketch performers and comedy actors who are not stand-ups and regularly do panel shows; Hamilton has been mentioned, but also David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Martin Clunes, Barry Cryer, Ian Hislop, Charlie Brooker, Danny Baker, Jeremy Clarkson, and at least as hosts, Stephen Fry, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong. (I would also put Sue Perkins more in this category by the way).
Quite. I don't disagree. I was merely pointing out a slight distinction in the types of 'comedians' now being talked about.
Quote: Harridan @ February 21 2012, 3:22 PM GMTWomen and comedy has a whole dozen threads devoted to it? Wow! Again, it's not like women are a minority group though what passes for banter sometimes on this forum does make women sound like livestock. What I'm amazed by is how many of you chaps can't/won't read. This isn't an 'are women funny' thread, nor is it a thread insisting that women are funny. Not every discussion about female comics needs to be framed that way, and this discussion didn't start out that way. If the only conversation about women in comedy that you can conceive of goes "Women aren't funny" "Yes they are" then you're pretty dull people. You could think about it a little more and find something more interesting to say.
To be fair, it was AngieBaby who brought all that up, and she's definitely female.
Although does seem to drink quite a lot of beer...
(But I don't drink at all, so it probably balances out.)
Quote: Aaron @ February 21 2012, 4:24 PM GMTTo be fair, it was AngieBaby who brought all that up, and she's definitely female.
Who told you?
Quote: Aaron @ February 21 2012, 4:24 PM GMTAlthough does seem to drink quite a lot of beer...
It's wine darling
We actually got to talk about women on panel shows a little with Gina Yashere in our podcast back in October.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/british_comedy_podcast/8_gina_yashere/
(Continuing the female theme, but not broaching the female comedy subject specifically, tomorrow's new episode features the charming Watson and Oliver.)
And here endeth the plug.
I have to confess, I never found Lady Isobel Barnett very funny.
That's a very astute pont from Josie (and the whole interview is excellent). I've been mildly irritated before when seeing actors or presenters on panel shows, because they're less likely to be funny that professional comedians, but have never seen it as a gender issue - but yes thinking about it it's usually male comedians plus a female actress or presenter.
Having said that there are a few female comics who do quite a lot of panel appearances - as well as those mentioned earlier in the thread there's Holly Walsh, Andi Osho and Zoe Lyons. But there are a lot more female comics who would be great on those shows who you never see.
Quote: James Woroniecki @ February 24 2012, 12:30 AM GMTas well as those mentioned earlier in the thread there's Holly Walsh, Andi Osho and Zoe Lyons. But there are a lot more female comics who would be great on those shows who you never see.
As opposed to Walsh, Onsho and Lyons? I think female comedians do get chances, but few have really cut it. Sarah Millican has demonstrated that if you are female and funny enough the offers will come flooding in.
No, as well as.
Quote: Timbo @ February 24 2012, 11:10 AM GMTAs opposed to Walsh, Onsho and Lyons? I think female comedians do get chances, but few have really cut it. Sarah Millican has demonstrated that if you are female and funny enough the offers will come flooding in.
They played a bit of her on Women's Hour yesterday, on the topic of Are Women Funny? I think she's incredibly unfunny, myself! I can laugh at Jo Brand, VW can be very funny, F&S are easily the funniest, but Millican only has to show her smirky face and do one of her chatty style routines about shopping or food or sex and I'm grinding my teeth in pain. (Yesterday's clip was about food and sex) and I couldn't believe people were laughing at that tired old rubbish.
Watch Millican's Christmas 2011 stand-up DVD. Easily one of the best of last year's releases, imho. Her material is much filthier live.