What Is Funny?

Our class discussion about how women comedians are not funny was really intriguing because I do believe in that statement that women comedians are not funny. A lot of the women comedians that I have seen try the dry humor approach, which sometimes can be ineffective. In my opinion dry humor is funny when the comedian really emphasize the sarcasm. This can be done with body movements and long pauses in between statements. My favorite kind of comedy is slapstick and screwball, which is another reason why I might not like female comedians. Watching the skit from Saturday Night Live with Jesse McCartney made me chuckle but it was just that. I do believe that in our society men are more likely to be funny because it is a characteristic that women are attracted to. Not many guys look for women with a good sense of humor because other characteristics like physical attractiveness and intelligence have more importance in our society. Guys often think that they are really funny and when they meet a woman who is funnier than them makes them feel emasculated. There has been a strong push made by female comedians like Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Tina Faye and Ellen Degeneres that might change our perceptions about which gender is funnier for the future but as of right now men are funnier than women.