The 10 Funniest Females In Comedy

Jerry Lewis was a funny guy in his day. Never was he more hysterical though than when he declared that he felt that women aren’t very funny. Now, that has never been the case – as proven by the sterling work of such greats as Lucille Ball and Gilda Radner. But, what of today’s crop? With so much time having passed, surely such progress has been made in the field of feminism that funny females have greater access to the world’s stage? Surely, by now, we have so many that their number – and stature - is equal to that of their male counterparts?

Sarah Myles

Published: Aug 12, 2014 11:22 am

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Mindy Kaling

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Mindy Kaling is a quadruple comedic threat, being an actress, writer, producer and director – as well as having created one of the more successful TV comedies currently on TV. She has a great grounding in comedy, having once interned for Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and having once contributed to an episode of Saturday Night Live, but it wasn’t until she got a job with The Office that things really started to come together. Initially employed as the only female writer on the team, Kaling’s position was swiftly expanded to encompass acting (the role of Kelly Kapoor), producing and directing.

While rising through the ranks of Office staff, Kaling was also stacking up big screen credits – regularly stealing scenes in titles such as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Despicable Me, No Strings Attached, The 5 Year Engagement and Wreck-It-Ralph. Since 2012, she has been leading the TV comedy The Mindy Project, which she successfully pitched to Fox, and which features her as a young Ob/Gyn doctor in an office full of quirky characters.

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