Bollocks you er man! I always take every opportunity to have fun, whether a 'snide' remark or fun observation, humour is when people laugh.

Quote: Godot Taxis @ July 8 2011, 6:33 AM BST

The question is are men's jokes funnier than women's? The answer is obviously no. Do women tell fewer jokes and use humour less often than men? The answer is obviously yes. Feminism would say this was down to the anarchic power of humour being historical withheld from women and men being intimidated by funny confident, women, but I think it's mostly because they're lazy bitches.

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Agreed.

I am not a lazy bitch in the 'humour' department! My one-line put downs are infamous around Tameside.

If the evening is boring or conversation is getting too 'political' I always throw in a fun line to get back to enjoyment, we need to laugh there is far too much stress and crap around.

I think it's fair to say that there aren't as many funny female stand-ups as there are male. But that's all down to statistics. Whilst there are more on TV these days, they are still totally outnumbered.

I think female comedy lends itself more to stories, developing a rapport and characters rather than the short, punchy one-liners required for stand-up. I know I've read many comedy novels written by women, but very few by men.

To be a successful stand up requires a lot of travel. It can be hard to be far from home for long periods, so it doesn't surprise me that very few woman choose stand-up as a career.

You don't have to like female comedians, but there will be plenty more on your TV in the years to come, so get over it.

Douglas Adams, Robert Holt, Ben Elton, Tom Sharpe, Mark Twain etc etc

Angie really! There are many, many humourous male writers.

And as for humourous women, I hope you're not suggesting the dire chicklit genre (in my opinion).

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say there are more funny women actresses. Julie Walters and Meg Griffith may have never done stand-up but they're both funny as all hell.

Who the hell is Meg Griffith?

You could hardly be more annoying if you tried Soots, so I shall assume you are trying.

Isn't she the daughter in Family Guy?

Melanie Griffith she was big in the 80s.

Ah, Melanie known to her friends as Meg.

Quote: AngieBaby @ July 8 2011, 9:08 PM BST

I've read many comedy novels written by women, but very few by men.

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That just proves women write shite and men talk it...

As a matter of interest, does anyone know how many working comedians there are in Britain?

Quote: Nil Putters @ July 8 2011, 9:37 PM BST

Isn't she the daughter in Family Guy?

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Quote: chipolata @ July 8 2011, 9:54 PM BST

As a matter of interest, does anyone know how many working comedians there are in Britain?

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Quote: sootyj @ July 8 2011, 9:23 PM BST

I hope you're not suggesting the dire chicklit genre (in my opinion)

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Chicklit is a prime example of how humour differs across genders, and by the way, it's not supposed to appeal to you, you're a bloke.

It's as much a literary dead end as Koala porn.

I mean seriously what's the appeal?

Because I don't think you can name a style of comedy that appeals purely to men.

I can seldom think of anything to say on this thread that is not either:
Patronizing
Obvious
Or deliberately designed to make mischief.

So thankfully I will never post on this thread