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Can women really be funny?
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truckdaddy
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yeah, I laugh with chicks all the time.
is that because youre trying to get into their pants? or because they are generally funny?
Scotsman
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I think women can have great senses of humor (like you do), but aren't generally good at telling jokes or standup type comedy. I do know some ladies who can almost always make me smile/laugh but it isn't the same kind of funny as guys being funny.
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Scotsman
that's what I'm sayin
yeah i think there's a big difference between having a good sense of humor and being actually funny. I think youre right, stand up is not a context in which women are or can be funny. in other contexts maybe so but not often.
Sean Scott
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No, and there are few exceptions (Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey) being the few funny women.
chris302001
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Wanda Sykes would be funny if she fell into a wood chipper.
i like tina fey. she's really good on 30 rock but i doubt she'd be funny doing stand up.
Scotsman
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I totally agree, having a sense of humor is nice but doesn't mean you're funny. Most men aren't funny either though, there really aren't many truly funny people out there.
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Scotsman
Jocques Straap
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I think some of your post are funny Smurfy, for what that's worth. Generally no.
I agree with this...A lot of people in my "real life" consider me to be funny, but I attribute it to two things - 1) I'm goofy and silly, and don't take myself seriously and 2) I've been told I have a really infectious laugh...so people remember laughing around me without realizing that it's probably just because of that. I don't think I'm at all witty lol and whatever humor I provide tends to be of a slapstick unintentional variety.
But I made a long post on this a while back...there's a few reasons women are not as funny as guys -
1) Being a comedian takes some talent, but even then it's a talent you have to learn. When guys are laughing at even the non funny stuff because they want to bang, you aren't going to learn what is and isn't funny. It also takes some risk and being willing to have a joke fall flat, and guys are generally bigger risk takers than women.
2) The kind of crude humor we find hilarious in men is not so appealing from women. It's kind of a turn off for a lot of people to see a pretty girl joking about balls.
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chris302001
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i think you're right. however - when i joke about swinging my dick around here, it's a huge hit with the crowd.
oh hai!!
Scotsman
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Honestly you seem like you would have a pretty good sense of humor from the posts you've made. It's super hard to tell though via text as you can't get intonation and inflection. I'm a huge smartass (ask Smurfy) which really doesn't come across well in written form.
As for your two points.
1. I tend to agree as it's hard to learn anything without real feedback.
2. I agree here as well. People think sarah silverman is so funny but she's be a second rate opener if she were a guy. Hers is all crude attempts at vulgarity that falls completely flat IMO.
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Scotsman
There's funny
and there's funny for a girl
two fundamentally different things.
I think there's a biological imperative at work. Guys who are funny get to poke hot chicks, even if they are ugly enough to scare a bison. (Hey Jerry Seinfeld) A girl who couldn't make someone laugh who'd just smoked a bowl of the finest Canadian bud still gets to play sexy time with anyone she choses...hot chicks, hot dudes, hot chicks on top of hot dudes, whatever.
We don't need to be funny to get the vagina. We already have the vagina.
and there's funny for a girl
two fundamentally different things.
I think there's a biological imperative at work. Guys who are funny get to poke hot chicks, even if they are ugly enough to scare a bison. (Hey Jerry Seinfeld) A girl who couldn't make someone laugh who'd just smoked a bowl of the finest Canadian bud still gets to play sexy time with anyone she choses...hot chicks, hot dudes, hot chicks on top of hot dudes, whatever.
We don't need to be funny to get the vagina. We already have the vagina.
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Holy crap, he said what I said. Exactly my thoughts, but more articulate and with a clip public school accent.
javaguru
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bakemeacookie
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Roseanne owns ALL!
redshirt27se
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hilarious and suck aren't synonyms.
AztecWarrior
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I think women have a lesser experience opening up conversations, men usually provide the entertainment for them, never really learned to capture peoples attention, and women are more sensitive. Most women, I've known can't joke and get feelings hurt quickly. I love you ladies, but being funny isn't a natural trait for ya'll.
pretty much this.
not when you misspell words, you're not.
Having met you I would say you are pretty funny. I think women tend to have a different style of humour and also can’t or don’t push the envelope as much as men. Can you imagine a woman trying to do an Andrew Dice Clay stand up routine? It wouldn’t fly. I don’t think it has to do with them not being funny as men just more societies perception of females holding them back from pushing the envelope as far. I watch Ellen most every day she is funny in a very sarcastic way which I like but she is no Dave Chappell that is for sure. However would she be on day time TV if she was?
Women doing stand-up aren't funny because they talk about periods and how dumb men are, it's a big not-funny cliche.
Like when Russell Peters talks about being Indian, or when a gay guy talks about being gay.
It's boring.
That said, I think Jenny McCarthy is really funny. "Dirty Love" has got some really good laffs...
Like when Russell Peters talks about being Indian, or when a gay guy talks about being gay.
It's boring.
That said, I think Jenny McCarthy is really funny. "Dirty Love" has got some really good laffs...
I have to agree with this. I know maybe one guy who can tell a good story/joke, and this guy is NOT what I call a "funny" person. My husband, on the other hand, can do funny schtick, he's a natural physical comedian, but he can't tell a story or joke to save his ass. I would, however, describe my husband as a funny guy.
I am not funny, but I do have a talent for an interesting turn of phrase and very dry sarcasm.
To me, being funny calls for a childlike quality, think the standup of Adam Ferrara. I mean, how many successful female ventriloquists can you think of? Like, NONE. My personal theory, there's something inherently silly about seeing a man on a stage talking to a doll.
Female comediennes have a tendency to be more cerebral in their humor (i.e., Margaret Cho, Janine Garofalo). A funny woman turns a clever phrase, whereas with a funny man it's less about what he says than how he says it.
I guess it's about the difference between humor and fun
that's when i'm the funniest, sista.
BBR100
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Lisa Lampanelli is a good female equivalent.
AztecWarrior
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Got a better question for you all. why has every women I've dated, ask me if I find them to be funny? If you are funny you don't need to ask, you just are.
I have to third this sentiment.
There are funny female stand-up comedians. But when have you ever met a woman irl who could make you laugh so hard you piss yourself. That's always a dood, right?
And if you list the best stand-ups of all time; Pryor, Carlin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock...not one women comes to mind. Roseanne Barr maybe gets into the top 20.
calveless wonder
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agreed.
it's definetely noticeable when you meet a girl that has a good sense of humor and can jab back with you.
but in general, they're not as funny as men.
this is a repost thread....i think java made this thread last year. basically nef and a few other posters nailed it in the sense that females weren't really required to develop their sense of humor like men were.
Humor is in a way, a form of communication to gain approval and attention. the male version. women have b00bs
Better yet:
Why do women say they want a man who can make them laugh, then when they're around a really good-looking guy they just laugh at everything he says?
glennds
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theyre funny when theyre young and hot . after that they are just irritating if they try to be funny. and wonder why noone laughs at their jokes anymore.
Holy crap. Is that really a chick? I thought it was a Ru Paul type of entertainer.
It speaks volumes that even a woman herself realizes this. Congrats, you're not a feminist!
calveless wonder
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that's because what they really mean is "they want an at least semi good looking guy who can make them laugh"
nothing wrong with that
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