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lalaland13
11/12/09

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Aren't most of them Ivy Leaguers as well? So I need to go back in time and grow a penis, then go to Harvard.

It's becoming painfully obvious lately that Conan has no female writers. Well, he's always done this but only in the past couple of years has it really started annoying me. Last night, top of the show: Kirstie Alley fat joke! Oh really, Conan? WTF? He's a smart and funny guy, and I don't know why his writing staff keeps relying on lazy fat jokes or "Larry King is old" jokes. Did one of them get rejected by Kirstie Alley for prom or something? It's really fuckin' old already.

I think Jezebel should produce its own late-night show. Call it The Vagina Hour.
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emfish55
11/12/09

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Come ON, ladies. Have a sense of humor. Can't you see that the near absence of women in comedy writing jobs is hilarious? Sheesh. Comedy shows are just engaging in one of those Family Guy-style laugh fests where they make fun of sexism/racism by doing or saying something sexist or racist. It just has a really long set-up. But man, when you hear the punch line, you're gonna laugh so hard you jizz in your pants. Er. Something. #davidletterman
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morninggloria
11/12/09

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I have recurring dreams that I discover that I've been hired to write for a big funny comedy show, and then I get to the comedy show and they see me and decide that since now they have a woman writing, they need to turn the show into a soap opera. #davidletterman
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LadyFabulous
11/12/09

@morninggloria: Eerie. I've had the same dream. Was Tyra in yours though? #davidletterman
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futuremouse
11/12/09

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"Guess how many female writers" is a fun game, but a short one. If you want something that'll occupy you for hours try "Count the white dudes." It's the monopoly of workplace oppression games. Never ends. Sometimes I play it to put myself to sleep. By the time I get to eleventy-five I'm out like a light (Did I mention I'm a girl and therefore can't count?) #davidletterman
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AndPreciousLittleofThat
11/12/09

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But how are comedy writers supposed to be able to skate up to the line of appropriate content without the freedom to speculate about the size of Salma Hayek's rack?

Once we ban sexism from the writer's room, what next? What next, I ask you? #davidletterman
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LaComtesse
11/12/09

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Something that reeeeeeeeeeeally annoys me about 30 Rock: Tina Fey and Liz Lemon both go on about women in comedy and all that jazz, but how many female writers are depicted on the show? 1? Do we know her name. Nope. Background character. Way to bring some chicks up with you, "Liz." #davidletterman
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LindyLou
11/12/09

@LaComtesse: That's a good point and I can't believe I never noticed that. Maybe she's just trying to be realistic? #davidletterman
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JinxyMcDeath
11/12/09

@LaComtesse: Yea, seconded on that being a good point. Love Tina, but what gives? #davidletterman
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LaComtesse
11/12/09

@LindyLou: I'd be fine with that if the one woman depicted had any lines or at least personality. #davidletterman
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Kajj
11/12/09

@LaComtesse: The character you're thinking of's name is Sue LaRoche-Van Der Hoot, and there have been at least two other female writers on the show that I can recall.

And why should the creators of 30 Rock feel obligated to paint a picture of comedy writing that isn't accurate? Sure, the show on the whole is cartoonishly exaggerated, but all the TV production stuff is fairly realistic from my experience. #davidletterman
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
11/12/09

@LaComtesse: There are two (or at least used to be, now I only see the blond-haired one) and it is funny/sad to see how far they stretch to get her to react to situations without ever having a line. If she hadn't spoken a single word a few seasons back, I'd assume she was mute. #davidletterman
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LaComtesse
11/12/09

@Kajj: See response to LindyLou #davidletterman
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Kajj
11/12/09

@LaComtesse: But she has tons of personality! Didn't you see how proud she was to show off her bra? Not every character on a show can be the lead - there's a lot of comedy to be found in quirky glimpses of background characters.

Calling her "girl writer" was the same kind of wry humor that got us a character named "Twofer." Are you really offended by sexism even in characters that were created to poke fun at that sexism? #davidletterman
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JinxyMcDeath
11/12/09

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As someone who is routinely told that I am the funniest GIRL they know by men (women don't qualify me for some reason), I can understand this phenomenom. men don't think women are funny. And when they do, it's considered the exception.

In law school, I wrote most of the skits/monologues for our annual comedy show and people thought my work was hilarious. Law school is a SUPER tough crowd. But the men were like "holy crap! You were really funny! It was so surprising how good of a comedy writer you are!" Yes, this vagina of mine is a real downer.

What's shocking is that most of my girl friends are hilarious. And Smart. SHOCKING. #davidletterman
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colligate
11/12/09

@JinxyMcDeath: Wait, are you me? I get the exact same thing: Funniest woman certain men have ever known, wrote most of the skits in the law school comedy show, most of my girlfriends are hilarious and smart. It's amazing the world can contain both of us. #davidletterman
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JinxyMcDeath
11/12/09

@colligate: And there can only be one of us...sleep tight. #davidletterman
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clevernamehere
11/12/09

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I'm tall and Irish, can I write for Conan? Or is my vagina a deal breaker? #davidletterman
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bluebears
11/12/09

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What a shock that Letterman has zero female writers. I really was expecting many women writers after all those "zingers" directed at Bristol Palins womb last summer.

oh wait. the opposite of that.
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PilgrimSoul
11/12/09

@bluebears: It's like you women can't take a joke or something. #davidletterman
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bluebears
11/12/09

@PilgrimSoul: we're all so humorless! Also did you know its cool to direct misogyny towards women who have mothers who disagree with you politically? #davidletterman
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Ingenium
11/13/09

@bluebears: No, but once you become part of the limelight, it becomes alright for the late night talk show hosts to make fun of you. I don't see you crying foul when they all makae fun of EVERY OTHER politician. Especially the ones who get caught in sex scandals. #davidletterman
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bluebears
11/13/09

@Ingenium: oh I guess I missed it when Bristol and Willow Palin became politicians. I also missed the "sex scandal" involved. All I saw was a teenage girl who became pregnant. #davidletterman
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hortense
11/12/09

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Wanda Sykes has four female writers, too, I believe, but her show is weekly, not daily. #davidletterman
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
11/12/09

@hortense: Telling, that. #davidletterman
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LaMorena
11/12/09

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Shocking that those who shape America's brand of humor are a bunch of (white) dudes!The only one on this list that I consistently tune in for is Chelsea Lately. The fact that she's on cable plus the variety of types of humor she has on her show keep it fresh and irreverant. I'm voting with my little piece of the ratings.
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JoStockton
11/02/09

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is it bad that I considered getting twitter just to answer Martha's sheet question? and just generally participate in bed sheet related discussion? If I'd known that was what Twitter was all about, I would have joined years ago! #dollypartonchiropractor
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vulcanized
11/02/09

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Oh, Kim. Why is it that I imagine she has a CD burned with nothing but track after track of "Tardy to the Party" which she listens to on loop in her car?

Oh, Kirstie. How can people take a psycho shot if psychosis and other psychiatric disorders are but a figment of toxic psychiatry's imagination? #dollypartonchiropractor
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alouette
11/02/09

@vulcanized: Zing! #dollypartonchiropractor
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Cunning_Linguist
11/02/09

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I kind of like Katy Perry. YEAH I SAID IT.

And Martha, if I could get the bf to do a little more housework and an extra set or two, sheets would be changed once a week. #dollypartonchiropractor
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Snowbunny
11/02/09

@Cunning_Linguist: I love Katy Perry. I only have one set and I change them every week (but I want to buy another set now. Right now) I love making beds. Hospital corners!

Update: totally just bought these sheets [www.overstock.com] They match nothing in my current bedding but they're a great excuse to bust out some of my more childish fare.
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Cunning_Linguist
11/02/09

@Snowbunny: Cute! My bf would certainly have a heart attack if I bought those in earnest. #dollypartonchiropractor
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Snowbunny
11/02/09

@Cunning_Linguist: Ha! That's a benefit of being single, working non-stop and living alone. I can buy shit like that and not feel bad (I got some leopard print pillow cases, too). If the only thing I do at my house is sleep, I deserve some nice sleep accessories. #dollypartonchiropractor
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bitingfairy
11/02/09

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I guess Kirstie read Jezebel today. #dollypartonchiropractor
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