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A lot of wisdom here. From my perspective, women are bringing something fresh to comedy that is a big part of why I think standup is the only big entertainment medium I can think of where I’m not embarrassed by the current scene. And I’m not out there as a working comedian, so I know my anecdotal experience isn’t reality, but as a consumer, I feel like women comedians are holding their own.

I used to see women comedians as an appealing novelty; back when Elaine Boosler, Rita Rudner, and Wendy Liebman were some of my favorite comedians. These days women comedians seem to be everywhere. Things need to get much much better, and I think your suggestions ought to be implemented. But in the meantime, as a student of comedy, I’m excited about how easy it is for me to find a woman comedian killing it and elevating the art form. And elevating comedy is really elevating humanity, for me.

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“Embrace mediocrity!”

I feel inspired to write more stuff- thank you Cliff✌🏼

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dear caroline,

another great piece! some of my favorite lines:

"Cats are better than dogs, Jupiter is the best planet and this is how you spell colour."

"I’m glad I repel people that wouldn’t want to learn comedy from a woman"

"Women are allowed to be sucky and mediocre just like men."

"Colin Jost refused to comment"

thanks for sharing as always!

love

myq

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