Comedy Quote by Sharon Horgan

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

The more women sit down and write something in a woman's voice for a woman, they more you'll see women in comedy because gender…

— Kristen Schaal

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

Comedy is still sexist. There is still this sense that women can't be trusted to be funny.

— Rebecca Front

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 has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions.

— Ali Wong

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

— Wanda Sykes

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

There's definitely a difference with men and women in comedy. If you wrote a list of the last 20 comedies in the past four…

— Kristen Wiig

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

Comedy today is not what it was years ago. It's always changing, in particular to female comics. No longer are certain subjects considered to…

— Patrick Stewart

I hate that there's such an emphasis on women in comedy. Are women OK? Are they just as funny as men? Yes!

— Nicole Byer