Female comedians deserve to be heard
By Dana Munro | Dec. 15, 2018Let’s play a game. Name all the late night TV comedians you can think of in a minute. How many were women? Just one: Samantha Bee (if she even came to mind at all). Late night comedy shows are one of the most-viewed comedy platforms in America and almost all the hosts are men. So men must be funnier than women, right? If all of America’s favorite satirists are men comedy must just be a “man’s thing.” Like sports, carpentry and being seen as first-class citizens.