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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Wanda Sykes

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The multi-talented, multi-award winning Wanda Sykes has been a force to be reckoned with in American comedy for over 17 years. She is a writer, actress, stand-up comedian, voice-over artist and author, whose career has spanned the worlds of film, TV and theatre.

Having found early success with The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, The Chris Rock Show, The Drew Carey Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sykes seemed to move easily onto the big screen with Clerks II, Evan Almighty, Rio and Ice Age: Continental Drift. Her role in Season 1 of Amazon’s Alpha House – which sees her as the Democrat Senator neighbour of the 4 Republican Senators around whom the show revolves – has been expanded into the season 2 of the show, which films this summer. She is also confirmed to return for Ice Age 5, slated for release in summer 2016.

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