Blokes Quote by Jenny Eclair

I think it is a bit harder for women starting in comedy.

— Jennifer Saunders

And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.

— Wanda Sykes

There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than…

— Jo Brand

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

Comedy is one of the few places in entertainment at present where it's good for women to be, as no one is telling you…

— Roisin Conaty

Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more…

— Sharon Horgan

Doing a comedy is a bit different for girls.

— Nushrat Bharucha

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

When you look at the comedies that are out there, 99 per cent of the time, men are the heroes. It's often thought that…

— Audrey Tautou

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

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

— Patricia Clarkson

I just think women are funnier than men.

— Margaret Cho