Is it just me ... or do women make terrible comedians?
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Errr all the OP is asking is a funny female comedian not the actual content. That New Yorker "comedian" has just made jokes about towel heads and well...it's nothing but racist slander. You could even tell the crowd was like wtf...? Yeah and Chris Rock and nearly any Black American comedian revolves around racist comedy. You can call me racist or whatever but I'm sick of racism being the basis for so much comedy in AmericaRayne870 said:Actually not all of the content is woman specific. And what the OP is asking for is largely non existent comedians make jokes about their experiences. Chris Rock without black jokes?Ramin 123 said:Good example of what the OP is talking about...Rayne870 said:you just haven't seen the right ones, there are a lot of terrible ones out there, just as there are terrible male comedians.
I love Vanessa Hollingshead
She does a rap of Lucy in the sky with diamonds, that is just pricelss. Which isn't in here and I cant find
I agree with this. I'm not sexist either but if you look at it from an evolutionary or sociological perspective, this makes sense. (Also, keyword here--majority of comedians are male, which is true. Some female comedians are hilarious.)DanielBrown said:
Men gain the respect of other people with their personalities--their charisma, intelligence, wit, and humour (physical strength too if you're looking back to caveman days). The man respected by other men is the "alpha male" in any given group of people and this more than anything else would traditionally garner female attention and mating rights.
Women, on the other hand, try to catch the man's attention by being physically attractive; I admit, in the modern day, funny girls are awesome but I'd still say that 6/10 guys would choose a really hot girlfriend over a funny one, at least from ages 18-30. But women don't need to develop this sense of humour because it's not going to be the main feature about her that gets noticed--her boobs are.
Sorry to reduce this to a kind of animalistic argument but it makes so much sense. Again, I'm not sexist and this whole thing is a huge generalization--I know some girls that are a lot funnier than most guys--but throughout history this is kind of how it's been, for the most part. To what degree this applies in the modern day is debatable, but I think that underneath all the pretenses these are still the main motivations behind people's actions.
PaulH said:
*The pic was a joke, please don't take offence*
Though I'm sure we all have our own experiences and could loudly declare that we feel the X/Y sex of the species is far more irrational and emotionally driven than the other, the reality is it's pretty much a fair split, there are logical men and women and there are illogical men and women.
Bullshit. I admit there are a couple of good female comedians out there, like Victoria Wood, or French and Saunders (back when they were actually good), but for the most part, female comedians suck.Saelune said:
The problem is that where male comedians will talk about practically anything (from dunking biscuits to Balinese vermin) most female comedians seem to talk exclusively talk about sex and men and nothing else. Considering the woeful lack of female comedians, I think it is a great diservice that they only talk about the same subjects. The good ones are the ones that can find a different topic that doesn't end in a premature ejaculation gag.
Bill Hick's ? If I'm honest I think he Is the worst comic ever.... I do however hate the comics who act like Hicks. You know slow and in my honest opinion boring.letterbomber223 said:
As for Carlin I've never heard of him. I shall research him now
Hesitantly, I have to agree. Most women comedians i've seen tend to be mildly amusing at best.
Having said that, there are a much larger number of god-awful male comedians so perhaps it all balances out?
As far as I know, there are no outstanding female comedians, or female-versions of, say, Doug Stanhope, George Carlin, Dylan Moran; who I consider to be thought provoking and intelligent comedians.
If I'm wrong give me some suggestions.
Having said that, there are a much larger number of god-awful male comedians so perhaps it all balances out?
As far as I know, there are no outstanding female comedians, or female-versions of, say, Doug Stanhope, George Carlin, Dylan Moran; who I consider to be thought provoking and intelligent comedians.
If I'm wrong give me some suggestions.
Never seen a funny female comedian, and Denmark's comedy scene is quite active. I haven't laughed or as much as smiled at foreign female comedians either.
Makes me sound very sexist for a socialist but lies don't move us forward.
Makes me sound very sexist for a socialist but lies don't move us forward.
Yes ... there are ... but I will say that all the times you're with women. Far more calming ... there's no angst, time seems to move without leaps and jumps. Sometimes I think wars start simply because there are men with guns in the same room and somebody loses it ...GamesB2 said:
*The pic was a joke, please don't take offence*
Though I'm sure we all have our own experiences and could loudly declare that we feel the X/Y sex of the species is far more irrational and emotionally driven than the other, the reality is it's pretty much a fair split, there are logical men and women and there are illogical men and women.
And you don't get that when you're around women. Well you do, but very rarely.
And I don't think it's an even split ... and I'll give you an example ... the only time, I have ever been ambushed was in a pub ... was by a man who I was laughing with only 10 minutes beforehand.
How did that happen!? You want to know how it happened? It was because I was flirting with one young girl and it turned out she was his sister ... and supposedly he tried to tell me, but the environment was too loud in order to hear the conversation.
So ... He punched me ... now I don't know about you but it certainly seems to be a big jump.
From jovial drinker to psychotic moron, but you never get women doing that. Far more sophisticated and totally more effective way of dealing with problems that may arise from situations like that .... they run a person's name through the mud and stare icy daggers at you as if they'd spit on your soul if they could.
Far more effective.
Not only that but I suppose I couldpull up stats about how most serial killers are men, so on and so forth ... but there is a perfectly social example of what I'm alluding to.
Some of them are funny. Shappi Khorsandi (is that how you spell her name?) is liked by a few of my friends but I wasn't a fan. Sarah Millican is pretty good; pretty eccentric. Ava Vidal, when I saw her at Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, was really funny (she made jokes about her ethnicity and how her children should be sold to Madonna), and Jo Brand is pretty good also. Victoria Wood is HILARIOUS; the 'Let's Do It' song is amazing.
But I kinda agree, there are better male comedians. Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Michael McIntyre to name a few.
But I kinda agree, there are better male comedians. Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Michael McIntyre to name a few.