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February 16, 2007
funny females (or witty women, if you will)
I was thinking about this subject the other day when I heard that Ellen Degeneres is going to host the Oscars this year. (Someone told me once that I look like Ellen...what the...? but that's another story). So here are some women who I think are funny:
Actors/movie stars:
Parker Posey
Catherine O'Hara
-> both Christopher Guest regulars
Toni Collette
Elaine Benes (yes, the character, not the actress in her other roles I've seen)
I think Ellen is sorta funny
OK, so that list is rather short. I'm not including women in romantic comedies who have funny roles (i.e Meg Ryan or Julia Roberts); I'm talking about truly comedic women here.
So here are women I know personally who have a witty way about them:
Grandma Belz and her sisters (especially the late Aunt Billie)
My mom and her two sisters, Sara and Julie
Sisters-in-law Kim and Andrea
There are several other women who are not related to me who I know will make me laugh whenever I'm around them, but for the sake of brevity I won't name them all here. My point is this: it seems that funny men are a dime a dozen, but when I come across a truly comedic woman, she is usually much more funny to me than a room full of funny men. Case in point: my grandmother could outwit a roomful of my uncles any day of the week.
completely random | By heiders | 10:10 AM
Comments
What about Emma Thompson in "Wit"? OK, maybe that doesn't count.
Lisa Ayres Loney and Sara Donaldson both come to mind.
I think Hope Davis is very witty, although often she descends into the slapstick. Don't take that personally, Hope. I'm just saying you have the whole package.
Posted by: Anna at February 16, 2007 11:38 AM
OK, now we are naming people we know. I was thinking specifically of Marylu Carl and Barb Schreur. I had forgotten about Hope (sorry Hope). And I think it's "Sarah" Donaldson, isn't it, not "Sara?"
Posted by: heiders at February 16, 2007 11:52 AM
Once I got mentioned in Josiah's blog as a cloud in the "Mario" video from Gordon making the web rounds. But that ain't nothin' compared to being in the same blog entry as Grandma Belz and Sarah Donaldson! Now I have truly arrived.
Posted by: Barb at February 20, 2007 06:34 AM
I like this entry and topic. Hitch wrote an article not long ago arguing that there is no such thing as a truly funny woman. Have a read in the January Vanity Fair... I think somebody linked to a blog copy if you try googling it as it is not online or for free.
I disagree with him of course (forced alibi :)) and will defend the humour of such above mentioned females in all senses of the word.
Posted by: Lauri at February 27, 2007 08:00 AM
Yeah, if I were drunk, standing on my head, and singing Tiny Bubbles in the rain, I think I might confuse you with Ellen, but only for a moment.
Posted by: funke at February 28, 2007 10:17 AM
