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lalaland13
11/12/09

In reply to Guess How Many Female Writers There Are On Late Night?
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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kctomorrow
11/12/09

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The only late night show I used to watch on a semi regular basis was Conan. Then I realized that many of his jokes fall back on sexist ideologies to be used as a punchline and saw humor in things that really aren't funny (he made jokes about women in India being forced to farm naked because of the drought, in order to "embarrass" the rain gods. A month later when news reports said that the drought was then "forcing" families to sell their daughters Conan didn't say a peep about it). Conan is no longer welcome in my living room. #davidletterman
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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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eloiseonahill
11/12/09

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This reminded me of
an article the stranger ran ages ago. The nerf football part is pretty classic.
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
11/12/09

@eloiseonahill: Holy crap that sounds like fun.

*

"I'm sorry I'm not laughing—it just takes a lot to make me laugh. It has to be like, hilarious, to make me laugh. I'm sure you're really funny, but I'd just be careful with the 'trying to be funny' thing. Everyone has a really low tolerance for that around here. So, anyway, welcome!"

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I see a guy coming out of the writers' room by himself—he seems safe.

"Hello," I call out.

"You can just say 'hi.' You don't have to be ironic about it," he says and walks away.

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I run in (holding my breasts since I'm not wearing a jog bra) as if I were late for the game. [Finally, someone acknowledges this!]

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"Lauren! Okay... how can I explain this—"

"Just tell her what you want."

"Okay, you're an expert. Meaning you know what you're talking about. Have you ever seen Stone Phillips?"

"Don't confuse her. Maybe she doesn't understand exactly what the joke is. Underline it in the script!" #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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bellzar08
11/12/09

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I didn't entirely realize until now... It's incredible that there are not more female late night hosts!

Jezebel should produce its own late night show. #davidletterman
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
11/12/09

@bellzar08: But I need a father-like man with a deep voice, even when it comes to nipple slips and gay jokes. #davidletterman
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FroderickFronkensteen
11/12/09

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Based on the content, I think the total number of all writers on the Jay Leno Show is zero. #davidletterman
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
11/12/09

@FroderickFronkensteen: Ooh, burn. #davidletterman
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meritxell: an erotic life
11/12/09

@FroderickFronkensteen: ZING! #davidletterman
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