Believe Quote by Kate Flannery

Female standups are like hustlers. We have to be. We fight to get gigs or on to panel shows. We're made to earn it…

— Roisin Conaty

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

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

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

Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there.

— Ari Graynor

When I think about the shows that we have on our air, we've been known for a long time for shows that feature strong,…

— Channing Dungey

When I go to a web video meeting and look around, at least half the show runners are women. And a lot are actors-cum-writers…

— Felicia Day

There always has to be a coming out. There's never just a gender-nonconforming person who exists on a TV show without some screaming on-the-street…

— Tommy Dorfman

You are not any different. You can do anything you want. So many times, I've been asked what I think of women stand-ups. If…

— Lilly Singh

There really needs to be more of progressive shows and strong characters that women should aspire to be like.

— Mandira Bedi

I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.

— Amanda Schull

We have to give feminism a shot. Out of sheer self preservation, we have to stand aside and let women run the show.

— Irvine Welsh

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

— Abbi Jacobson