A shift has been happening in the women in comedy zeitgeist over the last few weeks – a post-Bridesmaids shift that bodes well for women in comedy with fascinating repercussions for men.
Last time, I wrote about finally putting the tiresome “Girls Aren’t Funny” question to rest, and now that we’ve jumped that hurdle, the conversation is now shifting towards, “Are women funnier than men?”
Community creator Dan Harmon posed this question in a recent interview, surprising everyone.
Harmon has also divulged that having a 50% female writing staff, originally a mandate from former NBC exec Angela Bromstad, has turned out to be invaluable to the clever writing on his show.
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