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Women have proven they could be funny since the beginning of television; there were female comedy stars on shows like SNL, Lilly Tomlin on Laugh In, Carol Burnett. But the sitcom was different — the mothers, girlfriend and secretaries were secondary characters. Women were never the comedic force on a sitcom. They never had the punchline, they were the punchline. But all that changed in the 1980s.
Roseanne, Rhea, and the rise of the female sitcom star (via gauntlet)
This is just reminding me of something that really irked me this morning. While driving back to my house from Jackson, I was listening to that Ryan Seacrest Top 40 Countdown on the radio. Amy Poehler (hearts in my eyes) was a guest on the show and Seacrest, instead of talking to her about ‘Parks and Recreation’ or her work on ‘Saturday Night Live’ or ANYTHING ELSE GREAT THAT SHE HAS DONE WHICH BY THE WAY IS A LOT, decided to ask her about Will Arnett and pop a radio-boner over ‘what a hilarious guy he is.’ While I do love Will Arnett, I think it’s obnoxious that Poehler, the star of one of the funniest shows on television today, has to answer questions about her husband when she herself is doing quality comedic work. (via halvgal)
This is just reminding me of something that really irked me this morning. While driving back to my house from Jackson, I was listening to that Ryan Seacrest Top 40 Countdown on the radio. Amy Poehler (hearts in my eyes) was a guest on the show and Seacrest, instead of talking to her about ‘Parks and Recreation’ or her work on ‘Saturday Night Live’ or ANYTHING ELSE GREAT THAT SHE HAS DONE WHICH BY THE WAY IS A LOT, decided to ask her about Will Arnett and pop a radio-boner over ‘what a hilarious guy he is.’ While I do love Will Arnett, I think it’s obnoxious that Poehler, the star of one of the funniest shows on television today, has to answer questions about her husband when she herself is doing quality comedic work. (via halvgal)
(via halvgal)
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