Bird Quote by Jo Brand

We didn't used to be so precious about women in comedy back in the old days.

— Paul Feig

Now women in comedy is a trendy topic, and people are hungering for women's voices in a way that they haven't before.

— Rachel Bloom

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel

I think it's great to have a lot of shows that are featuring women in different kinds of characters, which wasn't so always.

— Lauren Ash

There weren't roles for females in comedies for a really long time.

— Sandra Bullock

A lot of animated movies in the past have sort of relied on these archaic tropes on what the female characters in those movies…

— Stephanie Beatriz

Especially in entertainment geared toward young people, the women are much stronger than they used to be. There's not really the damsel in distress…

— Jessica Alba

Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think.

— Naomi Watts

It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

Female-driven shows have to be every single thing and are constantly criticized in a way that male-driven shows are not.

— Abbi Jacobson

I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that -…

— Ellie Kemper

It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women.…

— Mindy Kaling