Comedy Quote by Heather Burns

I've talked to a lot of other women in the field of comedy and none of us feel like being a woman has been…

— Samantha Bee

My wife happens to be probably the greatest working woman in comedy. I can't think of anyone who even approaches her achievements and her…

— Nick Offerman

There aren't as many women in my industry in comedy as there should and could and hopefully will be, but it is interesting growing…

— Aisling Bea

I grew up in a time when women didn't really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You…

— Lily Tomlin

Unfortunately we live in a world where I think women aren't actively encouraged or at least not empowered to make good work in every…

— Rose Matafeo

It's not hard to be a woman in comedy as long as you're also a writer. You have to create your opportunity.

— Kristen Schaal

Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.

— Natasha Leggero

Women, a lot of the time, are so much funnier than men, but they just choose not to do comedy for a living.

— Ali Wong

I think Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have done so much for women in comedy in the sense that they've normalized it. You don't…

— Tatiana Maslany

I think that all those women that I look up to so much just ground their comedy in realism and don't try to make…

— Molly Gordon

I think there's a lack of quality roles for women in comedies. Most actresses get cast as the "eye-roller" or "the serious one," while…

— Isla Fisher

Often it's seen as empowering if you're cleverer than the men, or more aware - then you're giving the woman a great strong role.…

— Natasia Demetriou